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The Masseurs and a Woman (1938)

Directed by Hiroshi Shimizu

Overview

A pair of blind masseurs, an enigmatic city woman, a lonely man and his ill-behaved nephew—The Masseurs and a Woman is made up of crisscrossing miniature studies of love and family at a remote resort in the mountains. With delicate and surprising humor, Hiroshi Shimizu paints a timeless portrait of loneliness and the human need to connect.

Length 66 minutes

Actors

Mieko Takamine | Shin Tokudaiji | Shinichi Himori | Bakudan Kozo | Shin Saburi | Ayuko Hirano | Toru Hirose | Takeshi Sakamoto | Hideko Kasuga | Zentaro Iijima | Shotaro Akagi | Akio Isono | Toshiaki Konoe | Chieko Kyotani | Fusako Maki | Mitsuko Miura | Hiroshi Mizuwara | Masako Nakaido | Ren Niki | Tsuneo Ohsugi | Kaoru Seki | Munenobu Yui | Jun Yokoyama