Tokyo's stylish toilets inspire German director

German director Wim Wenders (left) and Japanese actor Koji Yakusho pose during 'The Tokyo Toilet Art Project With Wim Wenders' event in Tokyo on May 11, 2022, to announce launching a film about an urban renewal project involving top architects to renovate toilets in downtown Shibuya. Photo: AFP

From American road trips to modern dance and the pope, German director Wim Wenders' films are nothing if not eclectic, and his latest inspiration is Tokyo's public toilets.

The giant of European cinema is making a film about an urban renewal project in which top architects are transforming 17 dingy downtown loos into works of art.