The Utter Perfection of "Perfect Days"
Wim Wenders and Kōji Yakusho Make a Masterpiece
The first twenty or so minutes of Wim Wenders’ new film is dialogue-free and so compelling that it made me wish for a return to Silents, when acting was done with faces and bodies, not words. Following Hirayama, (Kōji Yakusho) the solitary protagonist of “Perfect Days”, as he wakes at dawn, dresses and groo…
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