Dolls (2002)
Original title: ドールズ
Dolls is a 2002 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Takeshi Kitano, with a running time of 1h 54m. It stars Miho Kanno, Hidetoshi Nishijima and Tatsuya Mihashi.
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.
Quick answers
What is Dolls about?
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.
When was Dolls released?
Dolls was released on 12 October 2002.
How long is Dolls?
Dolls runs 1h 54m.
Who made Dolls?
Dolls was directed by Takeshi Kitano.
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Cast
- Miho Kanno as Sawako
- Hidetoshi Nishijima as Matsumoto
- Tatsuya Mihashi as Hiro
- Chieko Matsubara as Ryoko
- Kyoko Fukada as Haruna Yamaguchi
- Tsutomu Takeshige as Nukui
- Kayoko Kishimoto as Haruna's Aunt
- Nao Omori as Matsumoto's Colleague
- Kanji Tsuda as Young Hiro
- Yuko Daike as Young Ryoko
- Ren Osugi as Haruna's Manager
- Koji Kiryu as Yakuza