Air Doll
2009 · 116 min · Director: Hirokazu Koreeda, Hirokazu Kore-eda
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A sex doll who is both a sexual companion and the recipient of her owner's all-around affection comes to life and becomes self aware. She begins to experience and experiment with life and has so many questions including many when she coincidentally walks into a video store and is hired by the shorthanded manager. She begins to experience and query birth, life and death. In the meantime, her owner is taking his time cluing in to his doll roaming around the city and having a life.
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Air Doll (2009) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Empathy25%
- Sadness20%
- Awe15%
- Love10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance, Fantasy. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Melancholy
- Empathy
- Curiosity
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Melancholy
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Melancholy | Empathy | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Melancholy | 33 % | 20 % | 18 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Curiosity | 38 % | 15 % | 16 % | 34 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Curiosity | 43 % | 15 % | 19 % | 40 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Curiosity | 50 % | 28 % | 30 % | 38 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Melancholy | 57 % | 41 % | 39 % | 35 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Curiosity | 57 % | 43 % | 40 % | 45 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Melancholy | 54 % | 45 % | 43 % | 48 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Melancholy | 54 % | 53 % | 43 % | 40 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Melancholy | 55 % | 55 % | 38 % | 37 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Love | 55 % | 47 % | 50 % | 27 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Melancholy | 63 % | 56 % | 57 % | 21 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Melancholy | 71 % | 65 % | 66 % | 19 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Melancholy | 74 % | 66 % | 70 % | 20 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Melancholy | 73 % | 66 % | 70 % | 21 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Melancholy | 74 % | 60 % | 66 % | 29 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Tension | 73 % | 45 % | 58 % | 37 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Melancholy | 70 % | 65 % | 45 % | 15 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 113′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Chiyoko
Keiichi
Moe
Miki
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Details
- Directed by
- Hirokazu Koreeda, Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Written by
- Hirokazu Koreeda, Yoshiie Goda, Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2009
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Country
- Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
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