If your family is getting to you this Christmas, allow renowned German director Wim Wenders’s zen Japanese toilet drama whisk you away to a better place. Kōji Yakusho stars in Perfect Days, a film about beauty, fulfilment and simplicity and will leave you feeling way better about the human race than It’s A Wonderful Life. In this episode of the 12 Days of Christmas Binge Watch series, Jacob Stolworthy talks you through his reasons why it’s one of his picks of 2024. Watch Binge Watch on Independent TV.