Country
Germany
Date
Apr 11, 2003
Certification
12
Note
Nippon Connection Festival
Three stories of never-ending love.
1h 54min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nao Omori | Matsumoto's Colleague |
| Kanji Tsuda | Young Hiro |
| Yuko Daike | Young Ryoko |
| Ren Osugi | Haruna's Manager |
| Koji Kiryu | Yakuza |
| Kyoko Yoshizawa | Haruna's Mother |
| Midori Kanazawa | Matsumoto's Mother |
| Shimadayu Toyotake | Tayu |
| Seisuke Tsurusawa | Puppet Theater Shamisen Player |
| Minotaro Yoshida | Puppeteer of Umegawa the Courtesan |
| Shogo Shimizu | Matsumoto's Father |
| Kazunari Aizawa | The Young Minion |
| Moro Morooka | Hitman in the Park |
| Shūhei Saga | Driver |
| Hawking Aoyama | Son of the Boss's Brother |
| Hochu Otsuka | Matsumoto's Friend |
| Al Kitago | Aoki |
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| Mari Nishio | Sawako's Friend |
| Junichiro Yagawa | Sawako's Friend |
| Mari Nakamura | Sawako Mother |
| Shinji Nomura | Sawako Father |
| Gambino Kobayashi | Hitman |
| Daiki Sugawara | Primary Student |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | ドールズ |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | TV Tokyo, Bandai Visual, Office Kitano, Tokyo FM |
| Sito ufficiale | office-kitano.co.jp |
| Data di uscita | 12 ottobre 2002 |
| Producer | Takio Yoshida, Masayuki Mori, 上埜芳被, Satoshi Kubo, 吉村直明, Kazumi Kawashiro, Hiroshi Furukawa, 石川博, Shinji Komiya |
| Writer | Takeshi Kitano |
| Editors | Takeshi Kitano, Yoshinori Ota |
| Cinematography | Katsumi Yanagijima, 渡邉俊夫 |
| Asst. Directors | Takashi Matsukawa, Takeshi Kitano, 荘原はる |
| Lighting | Hitoshi Takaya |
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| Camera Operators | Katsumi Yanagijima, 渡邉俊夫 |
| Add. Photography | Katsumi Yanagijima, 渡邉俊夫 |
| Production Design | Norihiro Isoda, Tatsuo Ozeki |
| Art Direction | Norihiro Isoda, Tatsuo Ozeki |
| Set Decoration | Tatsuo Ozeki, Norihiro Isoda |
| Composer | Joe Hisaishi, Akihiko Okase, Senji Horiuchi |
| Sound | Joe Hisaishi, Akihiko Okase, Senji Horiuchi |
| Costume Design | Yohji Yamamoto, Fumio Iwasaki |
| Makeup | Yohji Yamamoto, Fumio Iwasaki |
| Hairstyling | Yohji Yamamoto, Fumio Iwasaki |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Czechia
Date
Jan 24, 2012
Note
Eiga-Sai Film Festival
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Dec 10, 2004
Theatrical release
Country
Japan
Date
Oct 12, 2002
Country
Netherlands
Date
Apr 10, 2003
Certification
6
Country
South Korea
Date
Oct 24, 2003
Certification
15
Country
Germany
Date
Oct 30, 2003
Certification
12
Physical media
Country
Netherlands
Date
Feb 26, 2004
Certification
6
Note
DVD
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