INVITATIONAL FILM – Cultural Highlight
Air Doll (Kûki ningyô - 空気人形)
Directed by: Hirokazu Koreeda
Romantic Drama * Cultural Highlight
Japan | 2009 | 1hr 56m
In Japanese with English subtitles

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About the film:
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. [Synopsis courtesy of Cannes Film Festival]

Screening Times @ Lewis Lab Auditorium
7:00pm Wednesday, June 16
5:00pm Thursday, June 17
7:00pm Saturday, June 19

About the director:
Hirokazu Kore-eda was born in Tokyo and graduated from Waseda University. He began his career making documentaries under the auspices of the TV Man Union, an independent television production company. His first feature, Maborosi (95), screened at the Festival, and he has returned to Toronto with his subsequent features After Life (98), Distance (01), Nobody Knows (04), HANA (06), Still Walking (08) and Air Doll (09).