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Koreeda's "Kuuki Ningyou" going to Cannes
Fri, April 24, 2009 (6:39pm EDT)


The 62nd Cannes Film Festival has announced its lineup. Among the movies being screened at the festival is the upcoming film by director Hirokazu Koreeda. Titled "Kuuki Ningyou" ("Air Doll"), the picture is an adaptation of Yoshiie Goda's manga about an inflatable doll that begins to experience human emotions, and it stars Korean actress Bae Doona ("Linda Linda Linda").

"Kuuki Ningyou" will run in the Un Certain Regard category at Cannes.

Another film in the lineup is "Map of the Sounds of Tokyo" by Spain's Isabel Coixet. The movie is set in Tokyo and stars Spanish actor Sergi Lopez with Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi. "Map of the Sounds of Tokyo" will be in competition for the festival's top prize.

Cannes will open on May 13 and run until May 24.

[asmiera]

whoaa..Bae Doo Na is my fave actress and seeing her name with Odagiri Joe makes me squeals..yatta !!!!

[queena]

oooooh~~~~ im so jealous of bae doona.. shes talented. and joe JOE! only love for joe!

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Movie: Air Doll
Romaji: Kuuki Ningyou
Japanese: 空気人形
Korean: 공기인형 (Konggi Inhyeong)
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Writer: Yoshiie Goda (manga - "The Pneumatic Figure of a Girl")
Producer: Toshiro Uratani
Cinematographer: Pin Bing Lee
Release Date: Fall, 2009
Runtime:
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan


Plot


An "air doll" (played by Du-na Bae) suddenly develops human feelings one day. Without her owner knowing, the air doll decides to walk around town. She then falls in love with Junichi, whom she spots while walking the aisles of a video rental store. She then starts to date Junichi and eventually works at the video shop. Everything seems to be going perfect for the air doll until something unexpected happens to her.

Notes


Hirokazu Koreeda has stated that the film took 9 years from planning stages until completion.
Filming completed late Jan. 2009.
"Air Doll" is expected to have world its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and then its theatrical Japan release sometime in the fall of 2009.
Fortissimo Films purchased all rights outside of Japan for "Air Doll" during the Hong Kong Asian Film Financing Forum (HAF - March 23-25, 2009).


Cast


Du-na Bae - Air Doll
Arata - Junichi
Itsuji Itao - Hideo (owner of Air Doll)
Masaya Takahashi
Kimiko Yo
Ryo Iwamatsu
Mari Hoshino
Tomomi Maruyama
Tasuku Emoto
Miu Naraki
Susumu Terajima
Junko Fuji
Joe Odagiri

[baoi]

that's a cute story. I love joe, so i will watch. I mean, it's a Cannes qualified film!