# Perfect Days (2023) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/perfect-days-2023/
Last reviewed: 2026-07-13

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 88% |
| Critic Score | 96% |
| Audience Score | 92% |
| Metascore | 91/100 |
| Letterboxd | 4.2/5 |
| IMDb | 7.9/10 |
| Director | Wim Wenders |
| Genres | Drama |
| Runtime | 124 min |
| Festival premiere | Cannes 2023 (Best Actor) |
| Major awards | 0 wins, 1 nominations |

## Quick answer

Perfect Days (2023) earns a 88% Celluloid Score — Recommended. A serene, deeply humane miniature from Wim Wenders — anchored by Kōji Yakusho's Cannes-winning performance, it finds tra Metascore 91/100. Directed by Wim Wenders.

## Critics consensus

A serene, deeply humane miniature from Wim Wenders — anchored by Kōji Yakusho's Cannes-winning performance, it finds transcendence in the smallest rituals of a single life.

## Synopsis

A Tokyo toilet cleaner lives a life of monastic routine — tending plants, listening to cassettes, photographing the play of light through trees — until small disruptions reveal the quiet depths beneath his contentment, in Wim Wenders's luminous ode to finding grace in the ordinary.

## Cast

Kōji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano, Aoi Yamada

## Accolades

Premiered at Cannes 2023, where it won the Best Actor.
- Nominated for Best International Feature Film — Academy Awards 2024

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is Perfect Days worth watching?**
Perfect Days holds a 88% Celluloid Score. A serene, deeply humane miniature from Wim Wenders — anchored by Kōji Yakusho's Cannes-winning performance, it finds transcendence in the smallest rituals of a single life.

**What is Perfect Days about?**
A Tokyo toilet cleaner lives a life of monastic routine — tending plants, listening to cassettes, photographing the play of light through trees — until small disruptions reveal the quiet depths beneath his contentment, in Wim Wenders's luminous ode to finding grace in the ordinary.

**Who directed Perfect Days?**
Perfect Days (2023) was directed by Wim Wenders.

**What is the Celluloid Score of Perfect Days?**
88% — the average of five public sources: critics 96%, audience 92%, Metascore 91/100, Letterboxd 4.2/5, and IMDb 7.9/10.

**What awards did Perfect Days win?**
Perfect Days earned 1 major award nomination: Best International Feature Film (Academy Awards 2024).

**Where can I watch Perfect Days?**
Streaming availability varies by region — see the Perfect Days page for current options.

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