Dolls

2002 [JAPANESE]

Action / Drama / Romance

19
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 88% · 39 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 88% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 17876 17.9K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Takeshi Kitano Photo
Takeshi Kitano

Top cast

Hôchû Ôtsuka Photo
Hôchû Ôtsuka as Matsumoto's Friend
Miho Kanno Photo
Miho Kanno as Sawako
Kyoko Fukada Photo
Kyoko Fukada as Haruna Yamaguchi, the Pop Star
Yûko Daike Photo
Yûko Daike as Young Ryoko
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.02 GB
1280*682
Japanese 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
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2.1 GB
1920*1024
Japanese 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 53 min
Seeds 20

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by me_n_myself2199 8 / 10

A quaint fable of love and despair

Kitano never fails to amaze me, and this movie is an exact epitome of the queer nature of his films. This movie is a collection of three love stories intersecting in the same time-line. The nature of love stories quite different from one-another and each one has a different essence to it.First story is about a young couple, second story is about fan-idol love and the third one is about an unrequited love. All of these stories are somber and moving, and are not as mushy as typical love stories of Hollywood.Cinematography in the film is awesome. There many long shots, which again is kind of Kitano's signature. Performance of the actors is quite good. Background score is beautiful and perfectly coherent with the scenes. The use of a puppet show in the movie is quite surreal and symbolic.If you liked "Amorres Perros"; you will definitely like this movie.A must watch for Kitano fans and those who admire subtle romance.
Reviewed by rainking_es 8 / 10

So... what would you do for love?

In "Dolls" Takeshi Kitano moves away from his peculiar ultra violent cinema and gives us his most poetic and introspective movie. He resorts to the crossing-stories structure to tell us three tales about love and regret, about doing anything for the person you love (and I mean ANYTHING). Calm, almost without dialogs, full of symbols and metaphors, every shot looks like a postcard. The minimalistic soundtrack and the amazing photography (wich stands out every single colour on the screen) catch you as you follow the tragedies that hide in every one of the stories. Kitano expands his horizons and demonstrates that he's a hell of a talent no matter what the genre is. PS: not recommended for the impatient.My rate: 8/10
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