Winner of the Queer Palm and Best Screenplay at Cannes, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s intricately structured drama delves into the fragility of boyhood. Bookended by fires and storms, delicate feelings of anger, confusion, and love swell through an exquisite final score from the late maestro Ryuichi Sakamoto.

With his trademark mix of tenderness and unexpected comedy, Japanese auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters) explores the meaning of love and relationships in this quirky story of an “air doll” that comes to life. The loneliness of life in the city is perfectly captured with a melancholy beauty.

Anhand von Interviews mit Hirokazu Koreeda, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wang Bing, Kiyoshi Kurosawa und Jia Zhangke bietet dieses Porträt einen umfassenden Einblick in das bahnbrechende Neue Taiwanesische Kino. Ein unverzichtbares Dokument über eines der bedeutendsten Kapitel im Kino des 20. Jahrhunderts.

Japanese auteur Hirokazu Koreeda delivers a humanist masterpiece with this tale of parenthood and forgiveness. Drawing comparisons to the work of Yasujiro Ozu, Koreeda’s emotionally rich drama quietly observes the dynamics of the family at its center with boundless empathy, generosity, and care.

Before winning the Palm D’Or with Shoplifters, Hirokazu Koreeda directed this crime thriller filled with nuance and complexity. Defying genre conventions, its whodunit aspect quickly makes room for a deeper exploration of truth, memory and the power of stories that we tell ourselves and others.