Perfect Days (Criterion Collection) - BLU-RAY

Aging yet affable everyman Hirayama (Koji Yakusho) was content with his lot cleaning Tokyo's public toilets, with downtime to spare for his pet intellectual pursuits. There'd be a wrench thrown in the works when the runaway teenage daughter (Arisa Nakano) of his long-estranged sister (Yumi Aso) showed up on his doorstep, and spurred him to confront a painful past. Wim Wenders' gentle, Ozu-redolent Japanese language bow also stars Tokio Emoto, Sayuri Ishikawa. 124 min. Standard; Soundtrack Japanese; Subtitles English; bonus short "Some Body Comes Into the Light" (2023); featurettes; theatrical trailer. In Japanese with English subtitles.

At once funny and touching, this comedy/drama of life, love, and take-out food in contemporary Hong Kong follows the barely-connected romances of two city policemen. One man (Takeshi Kaneshiro) pines for his long-gone girlfriend while meeting a mysterious woman in a bar, the other (Tony Leung) becomes the object of obsession for a gamine sandwich shop worker (Faye Wong). Brigitte Lin, Valerie Chow co-star; written and directed by Wong Kar-Wai. 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack Cantonese DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio; Subtitles English; interviews; deleted scenes; theatrical trailer; essay. In Chinese with English subtitles. Two-disc set.

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