Movie
Dolls
Three stories of never-ending love.
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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Checked Sep 2, 2026
Dolls opened in theaters December 10, 2004. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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.
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More about Dolls
Cast
Miho KannoSawako
Hidetoshi NishijimaMatsumoto
Tatsuya MihashiHiro
Chieko MatsubaraRyoko
Kyoko FukadaHaruna Yamaguchi
Tsutomu TakeshigeNukui
Kayoko KishimotoHaruna's Aunt
Nao OmoriMatsumoto's ColleagueCredits
- Directed by
- Takeshi Kitano
- Written by
- Takeshi Kitano
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- ドールズ
Production
TV TokyoJapan
Bandai VisualJapan
Office KitanoJapan
Tokyo FMJapan