“Gagador” Project Special Roundtable Discussion

orient-doll-admin2026-08-04T10:59:34+09:00Even the identity of the character being created was kept a secret. Design Director T: For the Gagador project, the roles were: Art Director O handled production management, Makeup Director K did the makeup, Posing Director K handled the posing, and I was responsible for sculpting...

Body temperature

orient-doll-admin2026-08-04T11:02:57+09:00 Director: Takaomi Ogata Body Temperature is a unique love story depicting a poignant yet unconventional romance between a man who falls in love with a doll and a woman struggling to reclaim her sense of self. Director Takaomi Ogata infuses his minimalist direction with surging emotions,...

The Right Half of Tokyo

orient-doll-admin2026-08-04T11:06:36+09:00 Author: Kyoichi Tsuzuki This book shines a spotlight on areas that retain a strong atmosphere of Tokyo’s traditional shitamachi (old downtown) districts, delving into the kind of profound, offbeat appeal rarely covered in standard guidebooks. It introduces a cast of unique individuals who have carved out...

Love Doll: I Want to Hug Her!

orient-doll-admin2026-08-04T11:07:17+09:00 Producer: Keiko Kusakabe This intimate love documentary quietly traces the "lives" of nine exquisitely crafted love dolls residing unobtrusively in a corner of Tokyo. At once ephemeral, beautiful, and eerily lifelike, they exist as silent observers, gazing upon the emotional voids harbored by the people around...

Air Doll

orient-doll-admin2026-08-04T11:07:49+09:00 Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda Air Doll is a delicate and thought-provoking film by the internationally acclaimed director Hirokazu Kore-eda. The story centers on an inflatable love doll who suddenly awakens to a "heart" and a "self." As she begins to wander through the human world, she encounters...