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75% Critic Match
Dolls
“Three stories of never-ending love.”
7.5 / 10• 2002• 1h 54m•NR• Japanese
DramaRomance
Storyline
Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif, which relates thematically to the action provided by the live characters. Chief among those tales is the story of Matsumoto and Sawako, a young couple whose relationship is about to be broken apart by the former's parents, who have insisted their son take part in an arranged marriage to his boss' daughter.
Cast & Crew
Miho Kanno
Sawako
Lead
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Matsumoto
Tatsuya Mihashi
Hiro
Chieko Matsubara
Ryoko
Kyoko Fukada
Haruna Yamaguchi
Tsutomu Takeshige
Nukui
Kayoko Kishimoto
Haruna's Aunt
Nao Omori
Matsumoto's Colleague
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takeshi Kitano's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dolls is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
