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.
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Film Cast:

• Sawako: Miho Kanno
• Matsumoto: Hidetoshi Nishijima
• Hiro, the Boss: Tatsuya Mihashi
• Ryoko, the Woman in the Park: Chieko Matsubara
• Haruna Yamaguchi, the Pop Star: Kyoko Fukada
• Nukui, the Fan: Tsutomu Takeshige
• Haruna’s Aunt: Kayoko Kishimoto
• Young Hiro: Kanji Tsuda
• Young Ryoko: Yuko Daike
• Haruna’s Manager: Ren Osugi
• Matsumoto’s Colleague: Nao Ohmori
• Yakuza: Koji Kiryu

Film Crew:

• Original Music Composer: Joe Hisaishi
• Editor: Takeshi Kitano
• Director of Photography: Katsumi Yanagijima
• Production Design: Norihiro Isoda
• Producer: Takio Yoshida
• Costume Design: Yohji Yamamoto
• Sound Designer: Senji Horiuchi
• Producer: Masayuki Mori
• Foley: Akihiko Okase

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