Kayoko Kishimoto

Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif — specifically, the kind practiced in Bunraku doll theater performances — opening ...

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two ...

A police officer leaves the force in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into a depression, he makes ...