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.
Cast
Mieko Takamine
Michiho Misawa
Shin Tokudaiji
Toku
Shinichi Himori
Fukuichi Misawa
Bakudan Kozo
Kenichi Misawa
Shin Saburi
Shintaro Omura
Ayuko Hirano
Hiking Girl
Toru Hirose
Hiking Student
Takeshi Sakamoto
Unknown
Hideko Kasuga
Okiku
Zentaro Iijima
Kamekichi
Shotaro Akagi
Unknown
Akio Isono
Hiking Student
Toshiaki Konoe
Hiking Student
Chieko Kyotani
Oaki
Fusako Maki
Hiking Girl
Mitsuko Miura
Hiking Girl
Hiroshi Mizuhara
Hiking Student
Masako Nakaido
Hiking Girl
Ren Niki
Head Clerk
Tsuneo Ohsugi
Kitaro
Kaoru Seki
Unknown
Munenobu Yui
Kinzo
Jun Yokoyama
Unknown
Crew
Hiroshi Shimizu
Director, Screenplay
Masao Saito
Director of Photography
Akira Kiyosuke
Assistant Director
Nobuo Nishikawa
Assistant Director
Hiroshi Ushida
Assistant Director
Masaru Kashiwabara
Assistant Director
Minoru Esaka
Production Design
Tetsuzô Shibata
Costume Design
Sueko Endô
Hair Designer
Rokusaburô Saitô
Sound Effects Editor
Takeo Dobashi
Sound Recordist
Takenori Mori
Sound Recordist
Senji Ito
Original Music Composer
Jiro Nakamura
Set Decoration
Shintarô Mishima
Set Decoration
Saburō Iwai
Set Designer
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