Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Germany, Japan
Why tonight?
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
- In Japanese — subtitles on.
The story
Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.
- tree
- routine
- slice of life
- janitor
- working class
- tokyo
- japan
- character study
- uncle niece relationship
- audio cassette
- solitude
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Yumi Aso — Keiko
- Sayuri Ishikawa — Mama
- Tomokazu Miura — Tomoyama
- Min Tanaka — Homeless
- Miyako Tanaka — Old Lady with Brush
- Ron Mizuma — Businessman
- Soraji Shibuya — Kid
- Aoi Iwasaki — Kid
- Kisuke Shimazaki — Lost Boy
- Yuriko Kawasaki — Mother
- Aki Kobayashi — Baby
- Directed
- Wim Wenders
- Written
- Takuma Takasaki, Wim Wenders
Production
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 · 2,041 ratings
- Studio
- Master Mind, Wenders Images
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
