The movie "Perfect Days", written and directed by Wim Wenders and starring Koji Yakusho, will be released in about 200 theaters nationwide on November 15 in a branch release mode. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Film and the Cannes Film Festiva

The movie "Perfect Days" written and directed by Wim Wenders and starring Koji Yakusho will be released in about 200 theaters nationwide on November 15 in a branch distribution mode. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Film and the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or. The starring actor Koji won the Cannes Film Festival's Best Actor Award for his role as "Hirayama".

How does a German director shoot a Japanese movie? What is the special charm of Koji Yakusho’s performance? At a special screening event at movie theaters on November 10, director Wenders communicated with the audience online after the screening. He said that Hirayama is a fictional character, but after filming for a period of time, it seemed that Yakusho Koji really became Hirayama. "To shoot such a fictional film in a documentary way is an experience I have never had before. .”

Enjoy the pleasure of this moment

9-year-old Wim Wenders is recognized as one of the most important figures in contemporary German film. He has won many awards from the three major international film festivals in Europe and is still active in film creation. front. The new work "Perfect Days" tells the daily life of toilet cleaner Hirayama and his attitude of living in the present when facing life. The film does not have a particularly strong plot or dramatic conflict. It tracks and records Pingshan's daily life as if in a documentary. The audience observes Pingshan's trivial work and life day after day through simple yet detailed lenses. It is hard to imagine that such a "Japanese" movie was shot by a German director and completed in only 17 days.

The screening of "Perfect Days"

ended. Wenders appeared on the big screen on time and greeted the audience from Shanghai and other cities. He wears a black hat, black-rimmed glasses, and a slight beard. He is as literary and simple as his movies. Every time an audience member asked a question, he would finish a large section of the answer in one breath, then wait quietly for the translator to finish speaking, and then praise with a gentle smile, "I feel like I have a very good translator." He explained to the audience the meaning of the "wood leaking sun" in the film, "Japanese people pay great attention to sunlight and some small details. There is a special word in Japanese called wood leaking day, which is related to the wind, leaves, and light falling on the wall. The light and shadow left on the ground and on the ground. In my native language, it takes three sentences to explain this concept. ”
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This is not the first time that film scholar Dai Jinhua has watched "Perfect Days". She introduced that the film first originated from the "Tokyo Toilet Project". At that time, Wenders was invited to shoot a series of short films about Tokyo public toilets. After completing the field survey After the scene, he proposed to make a feature film centered on a single character. "It seems to land very accurately on a certain joint point of the reality of our era, and it has the power to move people." Dai Jinhua felt that the first time he watched "Perfect Days" it felt very strange, but the second and third time he watched it When you look at it, you will find that it is actually very "Wenders" in terms of characters and emotions. The characters in his film world live in the present and are full of wisdom.

"Perfect Days"

"Perfect Days"

"This is indeed a very Japanese story. I created this movie based on my love for Japan and also to pay tribute to Director Ozu." Wenders said, As the film suggests, Hirayama was originally from a privileged background and was once very wealthy in his youth, but later he chose to live a simpler, more modest life. "Now I have made the same choice myself. When I was younger, such as when I was filming " texas paris ," I didn't think I had the ability to really make a Japanese movie, but now that I'm older, I seem to be smarter and calmer, and I am more able to enjoy the pleasure that the present brings me. When I was young, I always thought about the future, but when I am older, I know how to cherish and enjoy it. This is why I created a character like Hirayama."

Although Hirayama in the movie insists on reading paper books, listening to tapes, and using film photography, Wenders said that he is not as intentional as the audience guessed. "Fighting against cultural life constituted by technology." “I am very grateful for digital technology.I used a digital camera instead of a film camera. We needed very little light when shooting, and this camera is extremely sensitive to light and can save a lot of trouble with film. This is why we were able to complete this shooting in 17 days. . I also love my smartphone and have taken 50,000 photos with it over the past two years. ” He said that what he really struggles with is his dependence on digital devices. They require too much attention. If you don’t look at your phone, you will seem to miss something, which leads to “the inability to truly live in the present moment.” This is why Hirayama Deciding not to live the life of a rich man anymore, he was very happy when he picked up the dusty old tape recorder in the attic and played the tape and read the second-hand library. This was all he needed and he no longer worried about missing anything. Stuff.

Yakusho Koji makes the characters realistic

In "Perfect Days", Hirayama wakes up from a small room every morning, puts on his work clothes, and drives a van to clean the toilet. He seems to be doing the dirtiest thing. Although there are no stains visible in the camera, it seems that he can make everything comfortable and clean. Yakusho Koji's performance is very life-like and down-to-earth, and he kneels on the floor to clean the toilet and sink. It makes you feel that he is a real practitioner, even using a mop so skillfully, but his gentle temperament and hobbies such as reading paper books and shooting "Wooden Day" with film make you feel that he is a professional. The character is full of story.

"The character Hirayama was a concept in my mind at first, and then I wrote the script with the Japanese screenwriter. He is no different from the fictional characters in my other movies. Wenders said. The change happened after Koji Yakusho came. After shooting for a while, he seemed to have really become Hirayama. "Mr. Koji Yakusho surprised me. At a certain moment, I found that I could no longer distinguish between , who is Yakusho Koji and who is Hirayama? Suddenly, a fictional film becomes a documentary about real people. "In the special screening event of

movie movie theater, director Wenders communicated with the audience online after the screening. Photo by Zhong Han At the special screening event of

movie movie theater, director Wenders communicated with the audience online after the screening. Photo by Zhong Han

This can also explain the "documentary" feeling in the movie. When filming, everyone will spend the first one or two days rehearsing, but during the actual shooting, Wenders always felt that it was not as good as the rehearsal, so he He said to Yakusho Koji, “Hirayama, can I just film your rehearsal scene? "Yakusho Koji hesitated for a moment and then said, "Okay." This has also become a special shooting technique for the film. "It is a documentary technique based on reality, not a sense of fiction. "

At the end of the film, Hirayama drove to work, listening to the old song "Feeling Good", immersed in the complex emotions of crying and laughing. Yakusho Koji's superb performance was amazing. "This movie is difficult In the end, because we all know that Hirayama will continue to live his simple and peaceful life, and nothing really dramatic will happen. At most, it will just be because seeing his biological sister reminds him of his past life, and for a moment Emotional release. "This is also the last scene of the film. During filming, Wenders told Yakusho Koji, "This is our last day. As Hirayama, I hope you will think about your sister and niece in your mind when filming, and think seriously about it. Think about whether the decisions you have made in life are correct. "

recalled the story behind the shooting at the scene, and Wenders was a little moved for a moment. At that time, he was still following the photographer Koji in a recording way, not knowing how he would react. "We really shot it. The car was driving in Tokyo traffic. I was sitting in the back seat, next to me was the sound engineer, the front passenger was the photographer, and Yakusho Koji was the driver. The lives of the four of us were in his hands. He was listening to the song and performing very seriously. Then something unimaginable happened. My photographer suddenly turned to look at me. He had tears streaming down his face and couldn't see the lens in the viewfinder clearly. He asked with his eyes. 'Is this position okay now?'I nodded, and in the end, all four people in the car were in tears. "

After the documentary-style shooting was over, due to camera location issues, they played the song again in a parking lot, and Yakusho Koji replayed the frontal shot. After filming, they felt that there was no need to repeat the movie. It was over. Everyone came and hugged Wenders, knowing that from that moment on, they would all miss Hirayama.