> Sweet Little Lies (closing film)
> Air Doll
> Bare Essence of Life
> Fish Story
> Live Tape
> LALAPIPO
> Yuriko's Aroma

A life-size Air Doll “lives” in a shabby apartment in Tokyo. Her middle-aged master 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 reality. One morning, the Air Doll suddenly comes to life, filled with a soul. Exploring the world around her, she soon falls in love with Junichi, a video store clerk. She discovers what it means to live, to love, to be lonely. Everything is going well until one day when her hand is accidentally cut and she begins to deflate in front of Junichi…

Un Certain Regard - Cannes International Film Festival 2009

About the Director: Born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1962, Kore-eda graduated from Waseda University in 1987. He soon joined TV MAN UNION, directing several prize-winning documentaries. His first feature film, MABOROSI, won the Osella d'oro at the Venice Film Festival in 1995. His second feature, AFTERLIFE, brought Kore-eda international acclaim. His third film DISTANCE screened In Competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2001 and his fourth film, NOBODY KNOWS, received the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival 2004. In 2008, STILL WALKING, loosely based on his own experience, received its international premiere in Toronto, and won the Best Director Award at the Asian Film Awards and the Golden Astor Prize at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival. AIR DOLL is his latest film.
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