Iki Utsushi (2021)

Iki Utsushi 2021 / いきうつし 2021 /

Depicts the love between a man who is a puppeteer and a girl who is sick. Kamehachi, a Buddhist monk who makes a living by making life-like dolls, is asked by a local celebrity to make a doll of their daughter, Tsubaki, who is suffering from an incurable disease. Tsubaki, who has never been out of the house before, and Kamehachi, who has been wandering around the country for entertainment, are gradually attracted to each other. But as the doll approaches completion, the realTsubaki's body becomes immobile...