WIM WENDERS

Japan Wim Wenders Filmmaker Wim Wenders smiles during a press gathering for The Tokyo Toilet art project in Tokyo, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Wenders is making a film about beatified Japanese toilets that will have what the German director calls “social meaning” about people in modern cities. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) (Shuji Kajiyama)TOKYO — (AP) — Wim Wenders is making a film about high-end public toilets in Japan that will have what the renowned German director calls “social meaning” about people in modern cities. When I saw these places the next couple of days, I realized they were restrooms in the true sense of the word,” Wenders told reporters in Tokyo’s fashionable Shibuya district, where the dozen public restrooms are located. The project, including Wenders’ film, has the backing of Fast Retailing, the company behind the Uniqlo clothing chain, and The Nippon Foundation, which carries out humanitarian projects using revenue from boat racing.

Wim Wenders is making a film about high-end public restrooms in Japan

Wim Wenders is making a film about high-end public restrooms in Japan.

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