Air Doll
DESCRIPTION
Air Doll is based on the manga series Kuuki Ningyo by Yoshiie Goda, and is about an inflatable doll that develops human feelings. “One day, I found myself to have a soul, something I should not have.” Without her owner knowing, the air doll decides to walk around town. Everything is new to her in the world outsie. She meets all kinds of people. The world is filled with so much beauty, but everyone seems to have some kind of hollowness, just as she has. One afternoon, she meets Junichi who works at a rental video store, and instantly falls in love with him... A sad yet happy fantasy. This is a stroy about a new form of love.
CAST
Bae Doo-Na, ARATA, Itsuji Itao, Joe Odagiri, Masaya Takahashi,
Kimiko Yo, Sumiko Fuji
AWARD
62nd Cannes Film Festival, Un Certain Regard
34th Toronto International Film Festival, Masters
14th Busan International Film Festival, A Window on Asian Cinema