Perfect Days

２０２３年から一番好きな映画は何ですか？私はWim Wenders監督の「Perfect Days」です。役所広司さんが主人公の「ひらやま」役を演じます。

去年、ある日、私が適当に映画館に行きました。その時、上映中の映画のポスターを見て、役所広司さんがその一枚にいてびっくりしました。「なんで役所広司さんの映画がフィリピンに上映されていますか？」文句ではありませんでしたけど。役所さんが主人公役してる映画だったらきっといい映画でしょうと思って、チケットを買って見ました。めっちゃいい映画でした。自分の幸福や理想の生活とかを思わせる映画です。最後のシーンに、すごく感動て少し涙が出ました。家に帰るドライブ中、ずっと映画のことを思ってました。日本語でろくに言えませんが一言でいうと、「Perfect Days」は表で美しくて安らかな映画ですが、裏には人の孤独の物語です。チャンスがあったら是非見てください。

英語にはこんな表現があります："I watched it blind"。意味は「見る前に何も知らなくて見ました」、つまりPVを見ず、ストリーを調べなくて映画を見ることです。私はそんな条件で「Perfect Days」を見てよかった。だからこの文章をストリーのことを話さないように書きました。皆さんも「Perfect Days」をいつか”Blind”で楽しめるように。

皆さん、良い夜を！

What's your favorite movie from 2023? Mine is "Perfect Days", directed by Wim Wenders. It's a movie starring Koji Yakusho as the protagonist, "Hirayama".

Last year, I went to a movie theater one day without any specific plans. When I checked the posters for the movies being screened, I was surprised to see Koji Yakusho-san on one of them. I thought to myself, "Why is a movie with Koji Yakusho-san in it, being screened in the Philippines?". I wasn't complaining though. I thought to myself that if Yakusho-san is portraying the protagonist in this movie, then it'll surely be a good movie, so I bought a ticket and watched it. It was a really great movie. It's the kind of movie that makes you think about your own happiness and ideal life. In the final scene, I was so moved that I teared up a little bit. Even on the drive home, all I could think about was the movie. I can't say it well (in Japanese), but to put it briefly, "Perfect Days" is a beautiful and tranquil movie on the surface, but beneath that, it's a story about a person's loneliness. If you have a chance to see it, I highly recommend it.

In English, there's a phrase that goes: "I watched it blind". It means, "to watch [a movie or show] without knowing anything about it prior," in other words, it's when you watch a movie without watching its trailer or looking up its plot synopsis. I'm glad I watched "Perfect Days" in those conditions. That's why I avoided talking about the story of the movie in today's entry, so that you can have a chance to enjoy "Perfect Days" while watching it "blind" someday.

A good evening to you all!