

12/10/2002
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
as Sawako

Hidetoshi Nishijima
as Matsumoto

Tatsuya Mihashi
as Hiro

Chieko Matsubara
as Ryoko

Kyoko Fukada
as Haruna Yamaguchi

Tsutomu Takeshige
as Nukui

Kayoko Kishimoto
as Haruna's Aunt

Nao Omori
as Matsumoto's Colleague

Kanji Tsuda
as Young Hiro

Yuko Daike
as Young Ryoko

Ren Osugi
as Haruna's Manager

Koji Kiryu
as Yakuza

Kyoko Yoshizawa
as Haruna's Mother

Midori Kanazawa
as Matsumoto's Mother

Shimadayu Toyotake
as Tayu

Seisuke Tsurusawa
as Puppet Theater Shamisen Player

Minotaro Yoshida
as Puppeteer of Umegawa the Courtesan

Shogo Shimizu
as Matsumoto's Father

Kazunari Aizawa
as The Young Minion

Moro Morooka
as Hitman in the Park

Shūhei Saga
as Driver

Hawking Aoyama
as Son of the Boss's Brother

Hochu Otsuka
as Matsumoto's Friend

Al Kitago
as Aoki

Mari Nishio
as Sawako's Friend

Junichiro Yagawa
as Sawako's Friend

Mari Nakamura
as Sawako Mother

Shinji Nomura
as Sawako Father

Gambino Kobayashi
as Hitman

Daiki Sugawara
as Primary Student
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