Japan Synopsis
ドールズ
“Three stories of never-ending love.”
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.
The 2001–2003 Japan Window
247 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dolls sits at position #52.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Dolls. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TV Tokyo
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dolls premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,044 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #449 of 1,933 (top 23%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TV Tokyo, Bandai Visual, Office Kitano, Tokyo FM |
| Runtime | 1h 54m |
| Release Date | October 12, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0330229 |
| Official Site | www.office-kitano.co.jp |