
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.

Miho Kanno
Sawako

Hidetoshi Nishijima
Matsumoto

Tatsuya Mihashi
Hiro

Chieko Matsubara
Ryoko

Kyoko Fukada
Haruna Yamaguchi

Tsutomu Takeshige
Nukui

Kayoko Kishimoto
Haruna's Aunt

Nao Omori
Matsumoto's Colleague

Kanji Tsuda
Young Hiro

Yuko Daike
Young Ryoko

Ren Osugi
Haruna's Manager

Koji Kiryu
Yakuza

AKP: Job 27
AKP: Job 27

Freaks
Freaks

Bad Education
Bad Education

The Good German
The Good German

Lucky Number Slevin
Lucky Number Slevin

Léon: The Professional
Léon: The Professional

Open Hearts
Open Hearts

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Amores Perros
Amores Perros

Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby

The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II

Boys Don't Cry
Boys Don't Cry