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Lars and the Real Girl
Why this pick
Like Air Doll, it treats an unconventional object-bound attachment with unusual gentleness, using deadpan humour and small-town kindness to explore loneliness without ridicule.
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MOVIE2009 2h 5m JPN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Air Doll
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Her
Why this pick
Its soft colours, patient rhythm and sincere attention to an impossible relationship echo Air Doll’s tender interest in desire, projection and the ache of urban isolation.
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Castaway on the Moon
Why this pick
A whimsical yet melancholy portrait of two isolated people finding fragile connection across Seoul, balancing visual playfulness with the emotional solitude that defines Air Doll.
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3-Iron
Why this pick
Its nearly wordless storytelling, vacant domestic spaces and delicate bond between social outsiders make it a strong match for Air Doll’s poetic, observant quietness.
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Still Walking
Why this pick
For Air Doll’s close observation of lonely routines and unspoken yearning, this restrained family drama offers Kore-eda’s similarly precise, humane attention to objects, meals and emotional distance.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Middle-aged Hideo lives alone with an inflatable sex doll he calls Nozomi. The doll is his closest companion; he dresses her, talks to her over dinner, takes her for walks in a wheelchair, and has sexual intercourse with her.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Bae Doo-na
Nozomi (Air Doll)
Arata Iura
Junichi
Itsuji Itao
Hideo
Joe Odagiri
Sonoda (the doll maker)
Sumiko Fuji
Chiyoko (Widow)
Tasuku Emoto
Ronin / Toru
Mari Hoshino
Miki
Ryo Iwamatsu
Video Shop Owner