What would happen if the memory of the person you love the most became your worst nightmare? ‘Dollhouse’ comes to take that fear to the limit.
Japanese terror surprises the world again with a proposal that combines beauty, melancholy and psychological horror. It is about ‘Dollhouse: Cursed Doll’, the director’s most recent production Shinobu Yaguchi, known for hits like Waterboys and Swing Girls, who surprises by moving away from comedy to immerse himself for the first time in a thriller with supernatural overtones.
The movie, which will arrive this November 6 to movie theaters in Colombia and Latin America, It has caused a sensation at the most important festivals in the world and promises to be the horror premiere of the year.
The story follows Kae Suzuki (Masami Nagasawa) and her husband Tadahiko (Koji Seto), a couple marked by the loss of their five-year-old daughter. In the midst of grieving, Kae finds a doll in an antiques market with a disturbing resemblance to the deceased girl.
What begins as a comfort ends up turning into a nightmare, when the doll reappears years later with a new daughter, bringing with it a series of inexplicable events that challenge the limits of love and reason.
Terror comes to life through Aya, the doll that stars in the most shocking moments of the film. It was created by Kakusei Fujiwara, an expert in practical effects and makeup FXwho was inspired by traditional dolls from the Edo period.
Your design asymmetrical allows the expression to change depending on the camera angle, generating a constant feeling of restlessness. The level of detail in its making has been so praised that many critics describe it as “a living presence within the film.”
The new gem of Japanese cinema
‘Dollhouse: Cursed Doll’ was filmed in natural locations in Japan, including the enigmatic island of Chirin-ga-jima, a territory that only connects with the mainland when the tide goes out.
This setting contributes to creating a unique atmosphere that combines the poetic with the claustrophobic, reinforcing the feeling of emotional confinement that the protagonists experience.
Beyond the horror, the film addresses grief and human fragility in the face of loss, showing how pain can transform into something dark and destructive. This duality between love and madness is one of the most powerful hallmarks of history.
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The film has been acclaimed at international festivals such as Far East Film Festival (Italy) and the New York Asian Film Festival, where he was part of the official selection.
In Japan, she was nominated for Best Art Direction at the Japanese Academy Awards and surpassed one million viewers, grossing more than $12 million since its premiere on June 13, 2025.
With a solid cast, impeccable direction and a staging that fuses artisanal tradition and modern narrative, ‘Dollhouse: Cursed Doll’ promises to become one of the most disturbing and talked about films of the year.
