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Release Date:
October 12, 2002
Original Title:
ドールズ
Alternate Titles:
Dolls
Takeshi Kitanos Dolls
ドールズ
돌스
Genres:
Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
Bandai Visual
Office Kitano
TV Tokyo
Tokyo FM
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12 KR: 15 NL: 6
Runtime: 114
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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Costume Design:
Yohji Yamamoto
Director:
Takeshi Kitano
Director of Photography:
Katsumi Yanagijima
Editor:
Takeshi Kitano
Foley:
Akihiko Okase
Original Music Composer:
Joe Hisaishi
Producer:
Takio Yoshida
Masayuki Mori
Production Design:
Norihiro Isoda
Screenplay:
Takeshi Kitano
Sound Designer:
Senji Horiuchi
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