After losing their child, a mother finds solace in a life-sized ancient doll she finds on the market. When a new daughter enters the family's life, strange things begin to happen and no matter how hard the family tries to get rid of it, the doll always finds its way back.
Fans of Shinobu Yaguchi who expect a work similar to his previous outputs will be disappointed, but "Dollhouse" is nonetheless an impressive effort yet again from the director, a fun horror that has enough scares, mood and narrative.
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Emma Wolfe
RTSpookyAstronautsJan 28, 2026
I very much enjoyed watching it.
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Pieter-Jan Van Haecke
RTPsychocinematographyJan 16, 2026
Yaguchi’s Dollhouse is as great as conventional J-horror can get.
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Dionar Hidalgo
RTAlgo Más Que CineNov 5, 2025
Dollhouse revitalizes J-Horror with haunting elegance — a chilling, emotional tale where grief becomes the true source of terror. Subtle, atmospheric, and deeply human, it reminds us that the scariest ghosts are the ones we create ourselves.
TOHO Studios
Django Film
