When I was preparing for the movie "Air Doll", I received a letter from a school teacher I met at the Sendai screening. In the letter was Mr. Yoshino Hiroshi's poem "The So-called Life...":
The so-called life cannot be completely created by itself
The poem begins with this stanza, depicting the connection between every life in the world, and then highlights the theme in the following stanza:
Life has its own flaws that need others to fill
The protagonist of "Air Doll" is just like the title, an inflatable doll made of plastic. One day, this puppet had a mind and moved, which is such a fantastic story. There is a scene in the movie where the plastic of the doll is accidentally punctured, deflated, and her beloved man blows her full with his own breath, so her empty mind and body are filled. The theme of the poem fits perfectly with the theme of the film. People always hope to make up for their own shortcomings through hard work. This effort has always been seen as a virtue, both in reality and in film. But can one overcome one's own flaws by relying solely on the strength of the individual? If so, is it really beautiful? The poem seems to remind us to re-examine our values. I don't like plots where the protagonist overcomes his weaknesses, protects his family and saves the world, but I want to describe the moment when a somewhat dirty world without heroes and only ordinary people lives suddenly becomes beautiful. To do this, what is probably required is not the courage to grit one's teeth, but the weakness of unconsciously asking others for help. Defects are not just shortcomings, they also contain possibilities. If you think about it like this, you will see that this imperfect world is so colorful because of its imperfection.
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