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Dolls (2002)

114 min  -  Drama | Romance   -  12 October 2002 (Japan)
7.7
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Ratings: 7.7/10 from 8,689 users   Metascore: 71/100 
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Three stories about neverending love.

Director:

Takeshi Kitano

Writer:

Takeshi Kitano

Stars:

Miho Kanno, Hidetoshi Nishijima and Tatsuya Mihashi
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Miho Kanno Miho Kanno ...
Sawako
Hidetoshi Nishijima Hidetoshi Nishijima ...
Matsumoto
Tatsuya Mihashi Tatsuya Mihashi ...
Hiro, the Boss
Chieko Matsubara Chieko Matsubara ...
Ryoko, the Woman in the Park
Kyôko Fukada Kyôko Fukada ...
Haruna Yamaguchi, the Pop Star
Tsutomu Takeshige Tsutomu Takeshige ...
Nukui, the Fan
Kayoko Kishimoto Kayoko Kishimoto ...
Haruna's Aunt
Kanji Tsuda Kanji Tsuda ...
Young Hiro
Yûko Daike ...
Young Ryoko
Ren Ohsugi Ren Ohsugi ...
Haruna's Manager
Shimadayu Toyotake Shimadayu Toyotake ...
Tayu, Puppet Theater Narrator
Kiyosuke Tsuruzawa Kiyosuke Tsuruzawa ...
Puppet Theater Shamisen Player
Minotaro Yoshida Minotaro Yoshida ...
Puppeteer of Umegawa the Courtesan
Yoshida Yoshida ...
Puppeteer of Chubei
Shôgo Shimizu Shôgo Shimizu ...
Matsumoto's Father
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Storyline

Three stories of undying love: Bound by a long red cord, a young couple wanders in search of something they have forgotten. An aging yakuza returns to the park where he used to meet his long-lost girlfriend. A disfigured pop star confronts the phenomenal devotion of her biggest fan. Written by <intlpress@aol.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Love | Pop Star | Blind | Doll | Bench  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Country:

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Language:

Japanese

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Filming Locations:

Japan

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

€58,094 (Italy) (3 November 2002) (15 Screens)

Gross:

$198,119 (Russia) (27 July 2003)
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Company Credits

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Bandai Visual Company, Office Kitano, TV Tokyo See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

This is the last Takeshi Kitano film to feature music by Joe Hisaishi. Kitano claimed that it became too expensive to hire Hisaishi for soundtracks while Hisaishi claimed that he didn't like the screenplay of the movie. Actually, they both had an argument about some pieces which weren't selected for the soundtrack, and where to put the others in the movie. They stopped working together since then. See more »

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Soundtracks

"Sakura"
Written by Joe Hisaishi
Performed by Joe Hisaishi See more »