I Want to Hold a Love Doll

Producer: Keiko Kusakabe

This intimate love documentary traces the lives of nine exquisitely crafted love dolls, quietly placed in the forgotten corners of Tokyo. Each doll, fragile, beautiful, and eerily lifelike, becomes a silent witness to the emotional voids of the people around them.

Produced by Keiko Kusakabe, I Want to Hold a Love Doll blurs the boundary between object and subject, inviting viewers to contemplate the nature of affection, solitude, and the human desire for connection. With its quiet cinematography and meditative pacing, the film offers a gentle but powerful look into how even the inanimate can reflect deep human truths. More than a portrait of dolls, it’s a poetic exploration of longing in a city that often looks away.