Dolls

Takeshi Kitano turns his hand to doomed romance. Matsumoto jilts Sawako to appease his parents, a decision that precipitates tragedy for them both. The film offers a series of vignettes on love, each as brightly colored and artificial as a porcelain doll.

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Takeshi Kitano directed Dolls in 2002. See Takeshi Kitano's full filmography, where to start with Takeshi Kitano, or where to go after you've seen everything by Takeshi Kitano.

Dolls was released in 2002 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 114 minutes.