Dollhouse

"It Wants to Play."

2025 1h 50m JA

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 152

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Synopsis

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After losing their child, a mother finds solace in a life-sized ancient doll she finds on the market. When a new daughter enters the family's life, strange things begin to happen and no matter how hard the family tries to get rid of it, the doll always finds its way back.

“It Wants to Play.”

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Cast

Masami Nagasawa
Yoshie Suzuki
Koji Seto
Tadahiko Suzuki
Tetsushi Tanaka
Kanda
Aoi Ikemura
Mai Suzuki
Naomi Nishida
Ryoko Takeuchi
Hiroki Konno
Terashima
Totoka Honda
Mei Suzuki
Tōru Shinagawa
Muneharu Ikeya

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinobu Yaguchi
Writers: Shinobu Yaguchi, Shinobu Yaguchi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released last year.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, shot by Fūta Takagi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Youki Kojima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ryuji Miyajima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Masami Nagasawa and Koji Seto and Tetsushi Tanaka carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It Wants to Play.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt35276942 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shinobu Yaguchi directs. Fūta Takagi behind the camera. Youki Kojima scores. Ryuji Miyajima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi, shot by Fūta Takagi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Youki Kojima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ryuji Miyajima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Masami Nagasawa and Koji Seto and Tetsushi Tanaka carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It Wants to Play.".
7IMDB entry: tt35276942 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "island", "coffin", "doll", "washing machine".