Dollhouse – Shinobu Yaguchi- 110’ (jap)
March 3 • 9:15pm • Room 1
A child disappears from home and there is no explanation. The girl’s parents search for her endlessly, to no avail. One day, the mother finds a large doll on the market that helps her compensate for the pain of losing her daughter. But it’s not just any doll. When the mother becomes pregnant again, the doll shows signs of life. But the new child and the doll will form a bond that not even temple rituals can erase. Japanese horror blends with the country’s traditions, mysterious and dangerous dolls and parents in crisis.
Shinobu Yaguchi
Japanese film director and screenwriter born in 1967, he is known for ‘Down the Drain’ (1993), ‘Swing Girls’ (2004), Japanese Academy Best Screenplay Award and Best Screenplay at the Yokohama Film Festival, ‘Robo-G’ (2012) and ‘Wood Job!’ (2014), winner of the Netpac Award at the Puchon Film Festival. Dollhouse (2025) is his most recent film, after ‘Dance with me’ (2019).
