Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dolls one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Dolls end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dolls easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Dolls

Name: Dolls
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2002
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Miho Kanno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tatsuya Mihashi, Chieko Matsubara, Kyoko Fukada

Three stories of never-ending love.

Directed by Takeshi Kitano

Produced by TV Tokyo, Bandai Visual

2002114 min7.5 / 10

A melancholic, allegorical meditation on love's constraints and the puppet-like helplessness of human desire across interconnected stories.

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.

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

Is Dolls sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Dolls one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 92% of films.
Is Dolls scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Dolls end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.
Is Dolls violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Dolls easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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