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Think The Great Escaper is on the cards for tonight.

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Is this Ullman?

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Sort of interesting - Perfect Days. It's set in Japan with a Japanese cast, subtitled, but directed by a German director Wim Wenders. It's an odd take on the life of a guy who makes his living cleaning public bathrooms (there are a lot of them in Japan). He takes pride in leaving a pristine bathroom when he's done, takes a somewhat Zen-like attitude to his job, while trying to have a sedate, quiet life. Then his niece shows up, following him at work and his place in life contrasts with her parents, who seem to be quite affluent. Things only get more complicated after that.

I liked it to a point, but it seemed to spend too much run-time watching Hirayama clean toilets and not enough developing a life for this stoic guy. He's a vivid character, and I'd like to see more of him, less of public toilets in Tokyo.

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Right, I need to get off The Zone of Interest, so thought I’d rewatch this.

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