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Dolls Details

2002

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Starring	Miho Kanno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tatsuya Mihashi
Director	'Beat' Takeshi Kitano
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

Dolls

Three stories of undying love, as told by Bunraku Dolls (Japanese traditional puppets)... Matsumoto and Sawako was once a happy couple, but the pressures of meddling parents and success forces them to make a tragic choice. Hiro is an aging yakuza boss. Thirty years ago, he was a poor factory worker who abandoned his loving girlfriend for his dreams of making it big. Now, he is drawn back to the park where they used to meet. Haruna spends a lot of time looking at the sea, her beautiful face now covered in bandages. Not long ago, she was a successful pop star who lived in a world of TV shows and autograph sessions. Her most devoted fan, Nukui, plans to prove it.

Starring	Miho Kanno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tatsuya Mihashi
Director	'Beat' Takeshi Kitano
Studio	FUSION MEDIA
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 53 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama, World Cinema
Language	DVD: Japanese
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 24 Nov 2003

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- Takeshi Kitano rarely makes two films in the same vein on the trot. Following the US-set gangster movie Brother, this... read more on Time Out
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  The best film I've seen this year
  
  Takeshi Kitano has a god-like status as an actor and director in Japan and in my books.
  
  This film is truly his masterpiece. Its a story of doomed ... read more »
  
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  A stylised film of great beauty
  
  The Japanese director Takeshi Kitano is best known for his gangster movies such as the award winning Hani Bi. With Dolls he breaks out of that mould and creates... read more »
  
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  Magical Dolls
  
  The title Dolls primarily refers to Bunraku doll theatre, a Japanese traditional art that combines puppet theatre, narrative chanting and shamisen playing ... read more »
  
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  Probably very clever. Probably.
  
  Very much of the art-house genre this one. Tedious opening sequence followed by much dribbly acting to a weak plot. Careful that you don't end up ... read more »
  
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  Three stories of undying love, as told by Bunraku Dolls (Japanese traditional puppets)... Matsumoto and Sawako was once a happy couple, but the pressures of meddling parents and success forces them to make a tragic choice. Hiro is an aging yakuza boss. Thirty years ago, he was a poor factory worker ...