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.
Cast
Miho Kanno
Sawako
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Matsumoto
Tatsuya Mihashi
Hiro
Chieko Matsubara
Ryoko
Kyoko Fukada
Haruna Yamaguchi
Tsutomu Takeshige
Nukui
Kayoko Kishimoto
Haruna's Aunt
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
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
Crew
Takeshi Kitano
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Yoshinori Ota
Editor
Katsumi Yanagijima
Director of Photography
Takio Yoshida
Producer
Masayuki Mori
Producer
Norihiro Isoda
Production Design
Yohji Yamamoto
Costume Design
Senji Horiuchi
Sound Designer
Akihiko Okase
Foley
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Tatsuo Ozeki
Set Decoration
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