Legend of the Doll

Legend of the Doll

2006 · 68 min · JA · 7.7 (23 votes)
Dir. Toshihiro Goto · Starring Yuria Hidaka, Noriko Kohara, Hideo Tsubota · Akihabara Trilogy
ComedyDrama

An action figure aficionado named Ryouta finally completes a rare action figure collection by buying a doll in Akihabara. His joy is short-lived, however, when a group of juvenile delinquents steals it from him on the way home. Totally defeated, Ryouta wanders into a tiny back-alley shop and finds an even rarer model of a girl named Airu for sale. He rushes home to assemble it, and to his astonishment Airu comes to life and instantly falls in love with him.

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A bittersweet, offbeat journey about finding connection in unexpected places. It's a quirky, heartfelt exploration of loneliness and the yearning for love, wrapped in a charmingly understated aesthetic.

quirkyheartfeltmelancholiccharmingsteadyslice-of-lifequirky comedycoming-of-agelonelinessconsumerismunrequited loveidentity
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