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Romance Doll

Play trailer Poster for Romance Doll 2020,  2h 3m,  Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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A man's secret profession as a love doll designer clashes with his wife's deeper, darker secret.

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Maggie Lee Variety Jul 15, 2020
Although its underlying attitudes about female sexuality might be problematic for female and feminist viewers, its suggestive subject matter (handled without offensive kinkiness) will set many an imaginative mind sprinting. Go to Full Review
Pieter-Jan Van Haecke Psychocinematography Jan 9, 2021
Yu Aoi and Issey Takahashi do not evade their responsibility and succeed in delivering one of the most moving relational metamorphoses of recent years. Go to Full Review
James Marsh South China Morning Post Jul 28, 2020
2.5/5
Although [the film's climax] is presented as a grand romantic gesture, the reality is decidedly more creepy. Go to Full Review
Jonathon Wilson Ready Steady Cut Jul 24, 2020
2.5/5
Here, the presence of a sex doll is oddly sex-less, instead a cautionary tale of artisanal obsession that damages human connection. The problem with this novel premise is that the film takes far too long to do anything truly interesting with it. Go to Full Review
Mark Schilling Japan Times Jan 23, 2020
4/5
[Yuki] Tanada, who wrote the script, uses her offbeat premise to examine fundamental human issues with insights sharp and compassionate, specific and poetic. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Yuki Tanada

Director

Issey Takahashi

Actor

Yû Aoi

Actor

Kenta Hamano

Actor

Kitaro

Actor

Koji Ookura

Actor

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Romance Doll

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Movie Info

Synopsis A man's secret profession as a love doll designer clashes with his wife's deeper, darker secret.
Director
Yuki Tanada
Producer
Yasushi Minatoya, Yoshihiro Nagata
Screenwriter
Yuki Tanada
Production Co
U-Next, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Happinet Pictures, Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)
Genre
Romance
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 25, 2020
Runtime
2h 3m
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