Dolls
Directed by:
Takeshi KitanoScreenplay:
Takeshi KitanoCinematography:
Katsumi YanagijimaComposer:
Joe HisaishiCast:
Miho Kanno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tatsuya Mihashi, Kyōko Fukada, Ren Ōsugi, Yūko Daike, Kayoko Kishimoto, Tsutomu Takeshige, 大森南朋, Kanji Tsuda, 松原智恵子, モロ師岡 (more)VOD (1)
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Cult director Takeshi Kitano weaves together three visually stunning and deeply touching stories of undying love inspired by traditional Japanese Bunraku puppet theatre. The first story concerns a rising young executive who turned his back on his girlfriend in pursuit of his career. Following a failed suicide attempt, which leaves her in a mindless daze, he runs to his former love s side and now they roam the country together, bound by a red cord, in search of something they have lost. The second is about an ageing yazuka who also abandoned his girlfriend for the sake of success. 30 years later, he is compelled to return to the park where they used to meet. The final tale is of a former pop star who becomes a recluse following a disfiguring accident. One day, one of her greatest fans comes to prove the extent of his devotion to her. (Third Window Films)
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Either I didn't really get it, or it was too slow and stilted, saying nothing, yet with beautiful images of nature. Or maybe I just can't tune into my lyrical dark side today. Some of the shots are downright mesmerizing, some scenes can make you smile, others leave you feeling empty, maybe even hopeless. What really spoiled the "view" quite a bit for me was with the second story, when, already a proper yakuza, he walked into the park and heard the two young men talking. [SPOILER] The fact that she goes there every Saturday is palatable, it's still sort of believable, but the fact that two young men are talking about her at that very moment, and the old man nearby overhears it, and thus it becomes clear to him who the lady with the two lunches is, is just utter and unforgivable nonsense to me. I don't know why it made me so angry, but it did. [END SPOILER] To sum up: a tragedy that didn't bring tears to my eyes, let alone sympathy, yet still captivated me with its beautiful images. Maybe beautiful images aren’t enough to fill for 109 minutes. But let someone else judge that, I give it a better 3 stars.
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