Dolls vs Silence of the Sea
Silence of the Sea has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.6/10 for Dolls). Silence of the Sea is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 1h 54m. Dolls is the older of the two (2002 against 2024). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Dolls | Silence of the Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 54m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Mystery, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Takeshi Kitano | Setsuro Wakamatsu |
| Main cast | Ren Osugi, Kanji Tsuda, Yuko Daike, Kayoko Kishimoto, Nao Omori | Toru Nakamura, Masane Tsukayama, Masato Hagiwara, Kyoko Koizumi, Shiro Sano |
Synopsis
Dolls
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.
Silence of the Sea
The day before his exhibition, world-renowned painter Tamura discovers that his own work contains a forgery. Meanwhile, the body of a woman with countless ukiyo-e tattoos is discovered at the sea. From the two incidents, the name of Ryuji emerges.
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