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Dolls
Dolls

Dolls

Three stories of never-ending love.

Genres

DramaRomance

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

7.593/10

Release Date

12 October 2002

Country

Japan

Cast

Miho Kanno

Miho Kanno

Sawako

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Matsumoto

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Hiro

Chieko Matsubara

Chieko Matsubara

Ryoko

Kyoko Fukada

Kyoko Fukada

Haruna Yamaguchi

Tsutomu Takeshige

Tsutomu Takeshige

Nukui

Kayoko Kishimoto

Kayoko Kishimoto

Haruna's Aunt

Nao Ômori

Nao Ômori

Matsumoto's Colleague

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

Young Hiro

Yuko Daike

Yuko Daike

Young Ryoko

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Haruna's Manager

Koji Kiryu

Koji Kiryu

Yakuza

Kyoko Yoshizawa

Kyoko Yoshizawa

Haruna's Mother

Midori Kanazawa

Midori Kanazawa

Matsumoto's Mother

Shimadayu Toyotake

Shimadayu Toyotake

Tayu

Seisuke Tsurusawa

Seisuke Tsurusawa

Puppet Theater Shamisen Player

Minotaro Yoshida

Minotaro Yoshida

Puppeteer of Umegawa the Courtesan

Shogo Shimizu

Shogo Shimizu

Matsumoto's Father

Kazunari Aizawa

Kazunari Aizawa

The Young Minion

Moro Morooka

Moro Morooka

Hitman in the Park

Shūhei Saga

Shūhei Saga

Driver

Hawking Aoyama

Hawking Aoyama

Son of the Boss's Brother

Hochu Otsuka

Hochu Otsuka

Matsumoto's Friend

Al Kitago

Al Kitago

Aoki

Mari Nishio

Mari Nishio

Sawako's Friend

Junichiro Yagawa

Junichiro Yagawa

Sawako's Friend

Mari Nakamura

Mari Nakamura

Sawako Mother

Shinji Nomura

Shinji Nomura

Sawako Father

Gambino Kobayashi

Gambino Kobayashi

Hitman

Daiki Sugawara

Daiki Sugawara

Primary Student

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