My favorite Takeshi Kitano film. Dolls goes away from the action side of Kitano and brings out a lovely romance in the vein of his earlier film A Scene at the Sea. The film explores three intertwined relationships. Bound by a long red red cord, a young couple wanders in search of something they have tragically lost. An aging yakuza boss mysteriously returns to the park where he once met his long-past girlfriend. A disfigured pop star confronts the phenomenal devotion of her biggest fan. A great Kitano film