Dolls (2002)

Three stories of never-ending love.

DramaRomance

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.

Release Date: October 12, 2002
Runtime: 1h 54m
Rating: 7.5/10 (360 votes)

Director: Takeshi Kitano

Cast: Miho Kanno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tatsuya Mihashi, Chieko Matsubara, Kyoko Fukada, Tsutomu Takeshige, Kayoko Kishimoto, Nao Omori

Production: TV Tokyo, Bandai Visual, Office Kitano, Tokyo FM

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Full Cast (30 people)

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
Kyoko Yoshizawa as Haruna's Mother
Midori Kanazawa as Matsumoto's Mother
Shimadayu Toyotake as Tayu
Seisuke Tsurusawa as Puppet Theater Shamisen Player
Minotaro Yoshida as Puppeteer of Umegawa the Courtesan
Shogo Shimizu as Matsumoto's Father
Kazunari Aizawa as The Young Minion
Moro Morooka as Hitman in the Park
Shūhei Saga as Driver
Hawking Aoyama as Son of the Boss's Brother
Hochu Otsuka as Matsumoto's Friend
Al Kitago as Aoki
Mari Nishio as Sawako's Friend
Junichiro Yagawa as Sawako's Friend
Mari Nakamura as Sawako Mother
Shinji Nomura as Sawako Father
Gambino Kobayashi as Hitman
Daiki Sugawara as Primary Student

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Dolls

Dolls

Dolls

Three stories of never-ending love.

Dolls

Dolls

Three stories of never-ending love.

114 min

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.

Three stories of never-ending love.

114 min

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.

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Original LanguageJapanese

Release Date10/12/2002

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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

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Frequently Asked Questions

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…

How long is Dolls?▾

1h 54m

When was Dolls released?▾

October 12, 2002

Who directed Dolls?▾

Takeshi Kitano

Who stars in Dolls?▾

Miho Kanno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tatsuya Mihashi

What genre is Dolls?▾

Drama, Romance