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Perfect Days
movie·PG·Mar 5, 2024·
Box OfficeUnderperformed · 1.7x
$14M
Budget
$24.1M
Gross
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Perfect Days
movie
PG
March 5, 2024
Wokeometer Rating
0Based
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Perfect Days scores a clean 0/10 on wokeness by sticking to one man's quiet routines, classic rock, and small daily joys with zero identity politics or social messaging.
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Detailed Analysis
Perfect Days centers on Hirayama, a middle-aged Japanese man played by Kōji Yakusho, who works as a public toilet cleaner in Tokyo's Shibuya district.
His days follow a precise routine of cleaning, listening to cassette tapes of classic rock and pop, reading authors like Faulkner and Patricia Highsmith, photographing trees, and finding quiet joy in parks and sunlight filtering through leaves. The narrative unfolds through these repetitive, observational sequences and occasional encounters that prompt reflection on personal contentment and life's small beauties, without any framing around identity, oppression, or social structures.
Key Factors
- Authentic Japanese cast and Tokyo setting with no alterations to established characters or forced diversity
- Core themes of routine, mindfulness, nature appreciation, and personal fulfillment drawn from everyday life and Ozu-inspired aesthetics
- No creator statements, plot elements, or subplots involving identity politics, systemic critiques, or activist messaging
Methodology: Each score synthesizes audience discourse, critic and aggregator reception, and press coverage — weighed against the work itself, not any single source.
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Is Perfect Days Woke?
We've run a full content analysis on Perfect Days and scored it 0/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of woke content is in Perfect Days?
Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Perfect Days's overall score.
Is Perfect Days family-friendly?
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Perfect Days is rated PG. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.
How does Wokeometer score movies?
We evaluate media across multiple ideological categories on a 0–10 scale. Scores of 0–3 mean story-first, 4–6 have moderate elements, and 7–10 flag heavily agenda-driven content. Learn more about our methodology →
