a BJD in a MOVIE!

I havrn't seen the film, bu it is one of the reasons a very doll-phobic friend will no longer visit me.

I believe the CustomHouse St. Mina sculpts (the one she's holding and one other - one smiling, one not, and open eye variations) are based on the actress herself.

Teddy

 

Oh nah, they're not my style, I just like having useless trivia rattling around in my head.

That's cool about the band!

 

There was an anime with one episode that featured a doll sculptor as the victim of a crime that needed solving. The sculptor exclusively made male dolls, this was somehow relevant to the plot. Ik keep thinking it was pet shop of horrors but that doesn’t make sense as it’s not really a detective series.
It was this particular episode that got me interested in trying to make my own doll.

 

I own a copy of this movie, the Junky Spot use to give out random gifts on big orders and I got a DVD of The Doll Master with an order of two Obitsu girls back when I was still newish to this hobby. The movie is pretty hokey, but worth a watch if you can find it. Sadly my copy has a flaw and the subtitles cut off at the end so the last words of the movie are unknown to me, but otherwise I enjoyed it as a fun bad B movie.

 

It might have been petshop of horrors, since the secondary character was an investigator? Though it's been too long since I read for me to know. I definitely want to read that short now though, I love stories that inspire me to make things! Please let me know if you remember!

 

I looked at the episode and chapter list of pet shop of horrors but it wasn’t there. I’m pretty sure it was an anime so it must have been something else.
The episode started with an exhibition of dolls all made by the sculptor. She lived in a huge mansion and for some reason the protagonist stayed over during the night. In the end all the dolls were destroyed though. And the sculptor hooked up with another artist who made only female dolls.
I have no idea what the actual plot of the episode was, only that something needed investigating and the dolls were relevant. It might have been the same series that had an episode about a perfume maker whose wife was murdered by his mistress because she smelt better? I watched so many supernatural (and superweird) detectives, I really don’t remember

 

I’ve never watched a movie or show with BJD’s on it but I’m so glad I found this thread so I have a few options to watch!

 

Here's one that's a bit obscure. My favorite anime is Ghost in the Shell, which is an anime franchise that spans manga, movies, and multiple anime series. It's essentially a cyperpunk post-human take on a sci fi dystopian future set in Japan. The themes revolve around asking hard questions about what it means to be human when your body is no longer flesh and blood, but a machine. Really good stuff if youre into that kinda thing.

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence came out in the 2000s and is a pretty solid follow up to the original 90s movie. It heavily features BJD dolls in it's theming and designs. They also talk extensively about dolls and how a robot body is essentially one. Dolls are playthings, and the movie centers around "dolls" or robots built for sex to be the playthings of humans that go on a murdering spree. The main characters must find out why.

Spoiler: pic 2

The movie begins with a famous "shelling" sequence, as with the first. However this movie the robot in the sequence is DISNTINCTLY a BJD. She has joints exactly as a BJD would. I had a hard time finding screenshots but I'm sure it's on youtube somewhere.

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Please let me know if anyone else loves GiTS! I even have a quote from the movie in my Signature

 

The anime is Vampire Princess Miyu episode 19

 

I can’t not think of 3 Extremes when I look at bjds. I love this film and watched it for Takashi Miikes segment(the Box) which happens to be the doll one. I recommend it for horror fans.

 

@Starry City
I know I'm like way late to the party, and you probably already know all of this info, but those dolls are likely inspired by the work of Hans Bellmer. I don't suggest googling his name at work btw. At least one BJD artist (Gentaro Araki) has cited him as one of their influences though! I wouldn't be surprised if many more also were influenced by him.

I'm not sure if you know about the Gynoid dolls made for a special edition of the movie, but they're out there! Sometimes they pop up on Mandarake. They're on topic here but I don't think I've seen anyone post one in recent years. I sure would like to see some that aren't just in a sales listing!

 

I just got this film! I didn't realize there was a doll segment. Something to watch this weekend.

 

@Alewife it’s worth a watch. I loved it so much, I got the full movie for Dumplings. I think the short was better.

I’m having a hard time tracking down Cinderella.

 

Not really a bjd related movie but annabelle scared the *beep* out of my mom and dad that’s why they didn’t allow any doll appear in front of them because they are convinced dolls are evil.

 

Not a movie, but I remember seeing a bjd in the background of an Americas funniest home videos clip.

 

Does anyone know the name of this drama?

 

I saw BJD in China Variety Shows named The Truth

 

I saw BJD in the romantic movie Spider Lilies (Ci qing). If I remember correctly, the main character communicated her feelings through her doll sometimes.

 

I remember hearing about that one! I think I put it on my watch list and then totally forgot about it, haha. Do you recommend it?

 

I like the visuals especially. I think this film had a really good cinematographer. It has a poetry to it. Otherwise, it's a classic scheme of lovestory and childhood trauma. Sorry for my bad English.