Kúki ningjó
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 middle-aged 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 reality. The Air Doll suddenly comes to life, filled with a soul. Like a newborn baby, she doesn't understand what is going on around her, but she sees a world waiting to be explored outside the apartment. Eventually venturing to the outside world, the Air Doll is fascinated by everything she sees, and though she meets many people in all walks of life, they can't seem to provide her an answer to what ""being alive"" means. When the Air Doll wanders into a video store, her world is forever changed. She meets Junichi, the clerk, and immediately falls in love with him. Air Doll begins working in the store and everyday, she and Junichi become closer: they go to the movies and explore the city together... like a couple. 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... A romantic fantasy that explores the complexities of love and loss, joy and pain, fantasy and reality, internationally acclaimed director Kore-eda Hirokazu returns with this bittersweet love story that examines the intricacies and frailties of human existence. (Matchbox Films)
(more)Soundtracks
空気人形 (Air Doll)
Label: Human Highway
Year: 2009
Country: Japan
Format: CD
| 1. | 風と共に目覚め | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 2. | 誕生の日に | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 3. | 叶えられた祈り | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 4. | 傘は | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 5. | 空洞の坂に | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 6. | 光を映す影 | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 7. | 交差する | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 8. | 冒険の彩り | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 9. | 追憶の記録 | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 10. | 道 | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 11. | 誕生会の夢 | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 12. | 点在について | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 13. | 雨に唄わず | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 14. | 少し早足になって | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 15. | 水の中へ | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 16. | 百年の窒息 | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 17. | 夜は問い | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 18. | いくつかの答え | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 19. | 再来の風 | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 20. | 呼吸 | Katsuhiko Maeda | |
| 21. | 水の線路 | Katsuhiko Maeda |