Directed by:
Hirokazu Kore'edaScreenplay:
Hirokazu Kore'edaCinematography:
Mark LeeComposer:
Katsuhiko MaedaCast:
Doo-na Bae, 井浦新, Itsuji Itao, Jō Odagiri, Mari Hoshino, Susumu Terajima, Kimiko Yo, Tasuku Emoto, Junko Fuji, Takashi Yamanaka, Tomomi Maruyama, 岩松了, 安藤聖, 竹井亮介, 桜井聖 (more)Plots(1)
A life-size Air Doll lives In a shabby apartment In Tokyo. She cannot speak, nor can she move. But she is the only companion her mIddleaged master has. He talks to her, puts her in a bath and makes love with her every day after he returns from work. This routine life Is dIsrupted when fantasy turns into really. The Air Doll suddenly comes to life, filled with a soul. When the Air Doll wanders into a video store1 her world Is forever changed. She meets Junichi, the clerk, and immediately fafls in love with him. The Air DoN begins working in the store and everyday, she and Junichi become closer, they go to the movie and explore the city together... Everything is going perfectly for the Air Doll, until one day when her hand Is accidentally cut and she begins to deflate In front of Junichi... (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Doo-na Bae
South Korea
Best movies:
Sense8 (2015) (series)
Sympathy for Mister Vengeance (2002)
Stranger (2017) (series)
井浦新
Japan
Best movies:
Like Father, Like Son (2013)
True Mothers (2020)
Ping Pong (2002)
Itsuji Itao
Japan
Best movies:
Love Exposure (2008)
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
Hanging Garden (2005)
Jō Odagiri
Japan
Best movies:
Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016)
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
The Great Passage (2013)
Mari Hoshino
Japan
Susumu Terajima
Japan
Best movies:
Nobody Knows (2004)
When Marnie Was There (2014)
Fireworks (1997)
Kimiko Yo
Japan
Best movies:
Departures (2008)
Virgin Snow (2007)
A Tale of Samurai Cooking: A True Love Story (2013)
Tasuku Emoto
Japan
Best movies:
Inu-Oh (2022)
The Lightning Tree (2010)
Air Doll (2009)
Junko Fuji
Japan
Best movies:
The Thirteen Assassins (1963)
Summer Wars (2009)
Hula Girls (2006)
Takashi Yamanaka
Japan
Best movies:
The Glorious Team Batista (2008)
Fish Story (2009)
All Around Us (2008)
Tomomi Maruyama
Japan
Best movies:
Nana (2005)
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
岩松了
Japan
Best movies:
Love Exposure (2008)
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
Mind Game (2004)
竹井亮介
Japan
Best movies:
Happy Flight (2008)
The Climbers High (2008)
Air Doll (2009)
桜井聖
Japan
Best movies:
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
Air Doll (2009)
Hero (2007)
Mari Hayashida
Japan
Best movies:
Departures (2008)
Nobody Knows (2004)
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)