Synopsis

Best Actor and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Cannes Film Festival
Japanese entry for Best International Feature Film, Academy Awards

Nearly four decades after the Yasujiro Ozu tribute documentary Tokyo-Ga, German auteur Wim Wenders returns to Japan and makes a glorious comeback to form this transcendent drama about the beauty of simplicity. In a sublime performance that earned him the Best Actor prize in Cannes, Koji Yakusho plays Hirayama, a public toilet cleaner who leads a quiet life that involves only work and enjoying his eclectic collection of music and books. Over a series of encounters, we slowly learn of Hirayama’s previous life and why he chose his current lifestyle.

Master Class by Koji Yakusho

HKAFF is delighted to bring Koji Yakusho, freshly crowned Best Actor for Perfect Days at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, to Hong Kong for a Master Class to share his acting journey of 40 years.

Date: 26/10
Time: After the screening of Perfect Days at 7:50pm
Venue: PREMIERE ELEMENTS
Conducted in Japanese and Cantonese
Admission by ticket