The read
Every source lands within 4 points of the others.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes72%
Metacritic71/100
380 audience votes
Key crew
- Takeshi KitanoScreenplay
- Takeshi KitanoDirector
- Joe HisaishiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Miho KannoSawako
- Hidetoshi NishijimaMatsumoto
- Tatsuya MihashiHiro
- Chieko MatsubaraRyoko
- Kyoko FukadaHaruna Yamaguchi
- Tsutomu TakeshigeNukui
- Kayoko KishimotoHaruna's Aunt
- Nao OmoriMatsumoto's Colleague
- Kanji TsudaYoung Hiro
- Yuko DaikeYoung Ryoko
- Ren OsugiHaruna's Manager
- Koji KiryuYakuza
Stills
Themes
new lovejapanregretbroken engagementpop starsuicide attemptallegoryyakuzabunrakumurdermultiple storylineseternal love