21 Nov 1940
The Letter
After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
Dolls
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.
Top Billed Cast
菅野美穂 Sawako
西島秀俊 Matsumoto
三橋達也 Hiro
松原智恵子 Ryoko
深田恭子 Haruna Yamaguchi
Tsutomu Takeshige Nukui
岸本加世子 Haruna's Aunt
大森南朋 Matsumoto's Colleague
津田寛治 Young Hiro
大家由祐子 Young Ryoko
大杉漣 Haruna's Manager
Koji Kiryu Yakuza
吉沢京子 Haruna's Mother
金沢碧 Matsumoto's Mother
Shimadayu Toyotake Tayu
Seisuke Tsurusawa Puppet Theater Shamisen Player
Minotaro Yoshida Puppeteer of Umegawa the Courtesan
清水章吾 Matsumoto's Father
相澤一成 The Young Minion
モロ師岡 Hitman in the Park
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