

Overview
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.
Top 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
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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