NEW YORK -- When film director Wim Wenders received an open invitation to shoot documentaries about a project to beautify public toilets in Tokyo, it marked the latest step in his decades-long fascination with Japan.
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Wim Wenders, left, and Koji Yakusho during an interview in New York in December. (Photo by Daniel Eagan)
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