
"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.
Sawako

Matsumoto

Hiro

Ryoko

Haruna Yamaguchi

Nukui
Haruna's Aunt

Matsumoto's Colleague

Young Hiro

Young Ryoko

Haruna's Manager

Yakuza

Haruna's Mother

Matsumoto's Mother
Tayu
Puppet Theater Shamisen Player
Puppeteer of Umegawa the Courtesan
Matsumoto's Father

The Young Minion
Hitman in the Park

Driver
Son of the Boss's Brother

Matsumoto's Friend

Aoki
Sawako's Friend

Sawako's Friend
Sawako Mother
Sawako Father

Hitman

Primary Student