{"id":2586,"date":"2024-10-12T23:32:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T21:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/?p=2586"},"modified":"2026-10-16T21:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T19:34:09","slug":"samurai-des-stillen-oertchens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/en\/2024\/10\/12\/samurai-des-stillen-oertchens\/","title":{"rendered":"Samurai of the loo"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id2586_67c93d-f3{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id2586_67c93d-f3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2586_67c93d-f3 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2586_67c93d-f3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem);max-width:var(--wp--style--global--content-size);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 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class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-right-golden kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kt-inner-column-height-full kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column2586_a9a650-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col{min-height:600px;}.kadence-column2586_a9a650-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2586_a9a650-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column2586_a9a650-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column2586_a9a650-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2586_a9a650-10{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2586_a9a650-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2586_a9a650-10, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column2586_a9a650-10:not(.specificity){margin-left:-25%;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2586_a9a650-10 > .kt-inside-inner-col{min-height:300px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2586_a9a650-10, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column2586_a9a650-10:not(.specificity){margin-top:0%;margin-right:0%;margin-bottom:0%;margin-left:0%;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2586_a9a650-10 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1997\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03_PerfectDays_\u00a92023-MASTER-MIND-Ltd-1024x756-2-e1787866430544-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03_PerfectDays_\u00a92023-MASTER-MIND-Ltd-1024x756-2-e1787866430544-1-2.png 1997w, https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03_PerfectDays_\u00a92023-MASTER-MIND-Ltd-1024x756-2-e1787866430544-1-2-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03_PerfectDays_\u00a92023-MASTER-MIND-Ltd-1024x756-2-e1787866430544-1-2-767x334.png 767w, https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03_PerfectDays_\u00a92023-MASTER-MIND-Ltd-1024x756-2-e1787866430544-1-2-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03_PerfectDays_\u00a92023-MASTER-MIND-Ltd-1024x756-2-e1787866430544-1-2-1024x446.png 1024w, https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03_PerfectDays_\u00a92023-MASTER-MIND-Ltd-1024x756-2-e1787866430544-1-2-1320x575.png 1320w, https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03_PerfectDays_\u00a92023-MASTER-MIND-Ltd-1024x756-2-e1787866430544-1-2-1536x669.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1997px) 100vw, 1997px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group padding-mobile is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"titulo-mobile has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.2;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Samurai of the loo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"film-ortdatauhr sub-mobile has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1.2;text-decoration:none;text-transform:uppercase\">&nbsp;J\u00f6rg Markowitsch <strong>\u2014 <\/strong>12.10.2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-cc4259ba\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-transform:none\"><strong>In Perfect Days (2023), Wim Wenders achieves the seemingly impossible. With the help of The Tokyo Toilet project and through the depiction of an antihero-hero, he crafts the ethos of a toilet cleaner.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I returned from my trip to Tokyo in early spring last year, I brought back so many ideas and insights that they still occupy my mind a year and a half later. Two aspects of the trip particularly impressed me, both of which I was thoroughly unprepared for. In every bar I visited, people were smoking. Yet outside the bars, especially in the lively entertainment districts, there were frequent signs stating: \u201cNo smoking on the streets.\u201d Though I usually consider myself a non-smoker, I immediately bought a pack of Mevius and, for the first time in 15 years, I lit a cigarette inside a bar. The only reason I could fathom for the outdoor smoking ban seemed to be the avoidance of cigarette butts on the street, combined with Japan\u2019s acclaimed high standards of cleanliness.<br><br>The second striking feature also relates to  cleanliness and hygiene. I don\u2019t know any other megacity, especially one with over 10 million residents, where public restrooms are available in sufficient numbers, are all impeccably clean, and, on top of that, free of charge. Every metro station, every park, every square has its own unique toilet \u201ctemple\u201d.<br><br>While I didn\u2019t visit the architectural gems of public restrooms portrayed in Wim Wenders\u2019 latest film&nbsp;<em>Perfect Days<\/em>&nbsp;funded by<em>&nbsp;Nippon Foundation<\/em>&nbsp;The Tokyo Toilet project \u2014 their existence in the film didn\u2019t surprise me. What did surprise me, however, was the way Wenders portrayed Hirayama, a man in his fifties who works as a humble toilet cleaner in Toyko. The calmness and dedication that Hirayama (played by Koji Yakusho) brings to his work are extraordinary. A comparable level of commitment to their tasks, I have only ever seen exhibited in The Samurai (Alain Delon, Le Samoura\u00ef, 1967), and perhaps The Bride (Uma Thurman) in Kill Bill (2003). But unlike them, Hirayama is on no revenge mission. A toilet brush replaces the katana, and the only fight scene is limited to boxing with shadows at night under a streetlight.<br><br>The film follows Hirayama through his daily routine: waking up, getting ready, getting dressed, loading up his emblematic Japanese mini-truck, cleaning one toilet, driving to the next (while listening to American pop music on cassette), cleaning another, and after work, visiting the bathhouse. Hirayama carries out his work with complete self-organization, responsibility, and dignity.<br><br>Wenders places special emphasis on Hirayama\u2018s breaks. At lunch in the park, Hirayama eats his sandwich while appreciating the \u201cKomorebi\u201d \u2014 the sunlight filtering through the tree leaves\u2014and captures particularly beautiful moments of this light with an old pocket camera.<br><br>The delicate story that unfolds between Hirayama\u2019s routines, quietly revealing something about his background; Koji Yakusho\u2019s nuanced performance; and the masterful yet subtle direction have been widely praised in various reviews. Yet, what fascinates me most is how Wenders elevates an entire profession \u2014 the cleaning services. Hirayama, who barely speaks more than three sentences throughout the film, effectively embodying the solitary samurai of the cleaning world. To underscore his uniqueness, Wenders contrasts Hirayama with Takashi (Tokio Emoto), a young, immature, and lazy worker for whom Hirayama often has to step in or clean up after. In his complete neglect and apathy for the job, Takashi represents the \u201cstandard.\u201d After all, who enjoys cleaning to toilets? As in classic clich\u00e9 Westerns \u2014 and in classic clich\u00e9 Chinese Westerns too \u2014 this dynamic of two polarized characters emphasizes the exceptionalism of the hero. But who is the hero here, then? The avenger of the poor, the oppressed, the tormented, or the murdered?<br><br>The hero is a simple worker in the least desirable, lowest-paid segment of the cleaning industry. (Note from employment statistics: cleaning work is predominantly done by women part-time). His heroism lies in his humanity, his awareness of his dignity despite the external circumstances.<br><br>The cinematic, internal elements that elevate the role of the toilet cleaner include a hero in the form of an antihero, who lives modestly, speaks little, listens to tapes, reads used books, photographs light filtering through treetops while having no explicit mission and remaining untriggered by everything. He does his work thoroughly, conscientiously, and always humbly. The work-related, external factors that elevated the profile of cleaning services are, on the one hand: a meaningful but achievable task, serving societal needs, and a high degree of autonomy. On the other hand it\u2019s an appealing work environment with favourable conditions. The former is a matter of work organization, the latter a matter of architecture. Both are a matter of the respect we afford to certain professions.<br><br>City governments in other major cities could follow the example of&nbsp;<em>The Tokyo Toilets<\/em>, which co-financed the film, by providing free, clean, aesthetically pleasing public restrooms in sufficient numbers and ensuring decent working conditions for those who maintain them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2586_989626-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column2586_989626-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-3xl, 6.5rem);}.kadence-column2586_989626-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2586_989626-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column2586_989626-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2586_989626-a6{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2586_989626-a6{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2586_989626-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kadence-column2586_989626-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2586_989626-a6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2586_989626-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2586_989626-a6{align-self:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2586_989626-a6{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2586_989626-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column2586_989626-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2586_989626-a6{align-self:flex-start;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2586_989626-a6{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2586_989626-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-start;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2586_989626-a6 kb-section-dir-vertical inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div style=\"height:500px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-block-hidden-mobile\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9790f0ff wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PERFECT DAYS | Official Trailer | Now Streaming\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Iv8YO5BXCAQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase\">Perfect Days (2023, JP\/DE), Wim Wenders), Trailer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9790f0ff wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-23bd74ea wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/03_PerfectDays_\u00a92023-MASTER-MIND-Ltd-1024x756-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-2590\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" title=\"03_PerfectDays_\u00a92023-MASTER-MIND-Ltd-1024x756-2\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ee2332cf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase\">Filmstill. Perfect Days (2023)<br>\u00a9 Bitters End, Japan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9790f0ff wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-4642877d wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/04_PerfectDays_\u00a92023-MASTER-MIND-Ltd-1024x756-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-2589\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" title=\"04_PerfectDays_\u00a92023-MASTER-MIND-Ltd-1024x756-1\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ee2332cf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase\">Filmstill. Perfect Days (2023)<br>\u00a9 Bitters End, Japan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9790f0ff wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-0ea5c8cb wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GKfWu3fWAAAeAZt-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-2588\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" title=\"GKfWu3fWAAAeAZt\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ee2332cf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase\">Filmstill. Perfect Days (2023)<br>\u00a9 Bitters End, Japan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9790f0ff wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-3c4968d6 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2024-04-04-at-3.48.31-pm-1024x772-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-2587\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" title=\"Screenshot-2024-04-04-at-3.48.31-pm-1024x772-1\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ee2332cf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:12px;text-transform:uppercase\">Filmstill. Perfect Days (2023)<br>\u00a9 Bitters End, Japan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tags  <strong>\u2501\u2501\u2501\u2501<strong>\u2501<\/strong>\u2501<strong>\u2501\u2501\u2501<strong>\u2501<\/strong>\u2501<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/en\/tag\/antiheld\/\" rel=\"tag\">Anti-Hero<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/en\/tag\/arbeitsbedingungen\/\" rel=\"tag\">working conditions<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/en\/tag\/architektur\/\" rel=\"tag\">Architecture<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/en\/tag\/reinigungskraft\/\" rel=\"tag\">Cleaner<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/en\/tag\/tokio\/\" rel=\"tag\">Tokio<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/en\/tag\/wc-anlagen\/\" rel=\"tag\">Toilet Facilities<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arbeits-film-festival.at\/en\/tag\/wim-wenders\/\" rel=\"tag\">Wim Wenders<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Perfect Days (2023), Wim Wenders achieves the seemingly impossible. 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