Air Doll (2009)

Air Doll is a Japanese movie directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda and based on a manga by Yoshiie Goda. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2009 and was released by Asmik Ace Entertainment in Japan on September 26, 2009.

The film stars Korean actress Doona Bae as an air doll that comes to life. As a doll, she is kept in the retro apartment of an unassuming man named Hideo (Itsuji Itao), but over time she grows a heart of her own. One day she cheerfully fixes up her outfit and decides to enjoy a walk outside alone.

She eventually meets a video store clerk named Junichi (Arata Iura) and secretly falls in love. She hatches a plan to get a part-time job in the store alongside him, but an unexpected turn of events throws her fragile existence into turmoil. Through her subsequent journey of self-discovery, she explores what it really means to be human.