The
robot co-stars alongside a human in the film 'Sayonara' set in the
aftermath of a deadly nuclear power plant meltdown in Japan.
The
android, called Geminoid F, was designed to look and act like a human
with rubber 'skin' and a woman's face - but it is unable to walk and is
wheeled around in the film.
Geminoid F -
or Leona in the film - is referred to by director Koji Fukada as an
'actress,' and the android is even listed as a member of the cast in the
end credits.
While robots have featured prominently in many films, most are played by real actors or created using visual effects.
Geminoid
F was produced by Hiroshi Ishiguro, a renowned robot designer at Osaka
University in western Japan, whose androids come with a £776,000 price
tag.
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