Koji Yakusho

Perfect Days (2023) makes Yakusho's small changes of expression the centre of a quiet life spent cleaning Tokyo's public toilets. Pair it with the Japanese Shall We Dance? (1996), where a reserved office worker secretly takes ballroom lessons. His restraint becomes the starting point for awkward comedy and growing confidence. This is an inviting double bill for noticing how little an actor needs to change to alter a film's emotional temperature.