

66 minutes
7/7/1938
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.

Mieko Takamine
as Michiho Misawa

Shin Tokudaiji
as Toku

Shinichi Himori
as Fukuichi Misawa
Bakudan Kozo
as Kenichi Misawa

Shin Saburi
as Shintaro Omura
Ayuko Hirano
as Hiking Girl
Toru Hirose
as Hiking Student

Takeshi Sakamoto
Hideko Kasuga
as Okiku
Zentaro Iijima
as Kamekichi
Shotaro Akagi

Akio Isono
as Hiking Student

Toshiaki Konoe
as Hiking Student
Chieko Kyotani
as Oaki

Fusako Maki
as Hiking Girl

Mitsuko Miura
as Hiking Girl

Hiroshi Mizuhara
as Hiking Student
Masako Nakaido
as Hiking Girl
Ren Niki
as Head Clerk
Tsuneo Ohsugi
as Kitaro
Kaoru Seki
Munenobu Yui
as Kinzo
Jun Yokoyama