Koji Yakusho is Hirayama, a man who lives alone in a small flat and sleeps on a mattress pad while reading books every night after a long day of cleaning public toilets in Tokyo. Koji is magnificent, as he speaks almost no lines at all for he first hour of the film.
Wenders chose a perfect soundtrack, of which, as a music lover, I appreciated. House of the Rising Sun is the first choice followed up by material from Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Otis Redding, and, last but not least, Nina Simone.
Hirayama uses an old fashioned 35mm camera to photograph trees and clouds on his lunch breaks. I am old enough to remember those times. My Nikon FTN has been stored in my closet for many years.
I hope that the film wins the Best Foreign Film award at the upcoming Oscars.
Wenders chose a perfect soundtrack, of which, as a music lover, I appreciated. House of the Rising Sun is the first choice followed up by material from Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Otis Redding, and, last but not least, Nina Simone.
Hirayama uses an old fashioned 35mm camera to photograph trees and clouds on his lunch breaks. I am old enough to remember those times. My Nikon FTN has been stored in my closet for many years.
I hope that the film wins the Best Foreign Film award at the upcoming Oscars.