Hirayama cleans public toilets in Tokyo. His days come and go. He goes to work, takes a bath, has a drink, reads. He is accompanied by music: Lou Reed, Van Morrison, Patti Smith. And again the next day. A series of unexpected encounters reveals a little of his past and his devotion to rituals.
Leading actor Kōji Yakusho, who was awarded Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival, manages with just a few gestures to show us the everyday life of a person with small moments of happiness.
Wim Wenders tells his story as he did in his early films: concentrated, simple, calm, tender.
