The Masseurs and a Woman
66 mins
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.
Bakudan Kozo
Kenichi Misawa
Ayuko Hirano
Hiking Girl
Toru Hirose
Hiking Student
Hideko Kasuga
Okiku
Zentaro Iijima
Kamekichi
Chieko Kyotani
Oaki
Masako Nakaido
Hiking Girl
Ren Niki
Head Clerk
Tsuneo Ohsugi
Kitaro
Munenobu Yui
Kinzo
Senji Itô
Original Music Composer
Masao Saito
Director of Photography
Takeo Dobashi
Sound Recordist
Takenori Mori
Sound Recordist
Rokusaburô Saitô
Sound Effects Editor
Masaru Kashiwabara
Assistant Director
Sueko Endô
Hair Designer
Saburō Iwai
Set Designer
Jiro Nakamura
Set Decoration
Hiroshi Ushida
Assistant Director
Minoru Esaka
Production Design
Akira Kiyosuke
Assistant Director
Tetsuzô Shibata
Costume Design
Nobuo Nishikawa
Assistant Director
Shintarô Mishima
Set Decoration