Mix one part Mannequin, one part Lars and the Real Doll, give the combo to an Japanese arthouse movie director, and you get this:
Interesting this wasn't posted earlier, the subject matter and its many implied undercurrents is relevant to Sankaku Complex's interests...
Edited to add: Aw shoot, posted in the wrong forum, my bad. Well, the subject can count as "anime", no?
Edited to edited to add: Oh yeah, and I found this in Youtube whole browsing through new movie trailers from this years' Cannes.

Cagliostro Cosplay by Rat Sakura Quite Crimson
“First Yakuza War in 30 Years” Breaks Out
Valkyria Chronicles Remastered Revisits BLiTZ System
Fight! Iczer-One Censored: “They Don’t Even Care Anymore!”
Oxford University Textbook: “Miku = Cultural Appropriation”