KUKI NINGYO (AIR DOLL)

Un Certain Regard

Directed by :: KORE-EDA Hirokazu

Country:: JAPAN

Year:: 2009

Duration:: 125.00 minutes

Synopsis

Hideo, who lives alone, owns a life-size “air doll”, which suddenly finds herself with a heart. Everything is new to her in the world outside Hideo's house. She meets all kinds of people. The world is filled with so many beautiful things, but everyone seems to have some kind of hollowness, just as she has. In the morning, she pumps herself up, and takes a walk.

One afternoon, she meets Junichi who works at a rental video store, and instantly falls in love with him. A first date. New words she learns from him. She starts working with him at the store, enjoys talking and being with him. Everything seems to be going perfect, until something unexpected happens to the doll.

A sad yet happy fantasy. This is a story about a new form of love.

KORE-EDA Hirokazu

Credits

KORE-EDA Hirokazu - Director
KORE-EDA Hirokazu - Screenplay
KORE-EDA Hirokazu - Film Editor
Ping-Bing, Mark LEE - Cinematography
Yohei TANEDA - Set Designer
Yutaka TSURUMAKI - Sound
WORLD'S END GIRLFRIEND - Music

Actors

Contacts and useful links

Production

"AIR DOLL" PRODUCTION COMMITTEE - Joe IKEDA - Roppongi 6-1-24, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 106-8553 Japan - T : +81-(0)3-5413-43 - joe@asmik-ace.co.jp

Distribution

OCEAN FILMS - Eric Heumann - 6, Rue Lincoln Paris - T : +33 (1) 53 53 44 10 - eric.heumann@paradisfilms.com

International press

DDA PR - Martin McNamara - 192-198 Vauxhall Bridge Road SW1V 1DX London UK - T : +44 207 932 9800 - F : +44 207 932 4950 - martin.mcnamara@ddapr.com - www.ddapr.com

Foreign sales

FORTISSIMO FILMS - Michael J. Werner - Van Diemenstraat 100 1013 CN Amsterdam The Netherlands - T : +31 20 627 3215 - F : +31 20 626 1155 - info@fortissimo.nl - www.fortissimofilms.com