The Masseurs and a Woman(按摩と女)
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Japan · 1938
1h 6m
Director Hiroshi Shimizu
Starring Mieko Takamine, Shin Tokudaiji, Shinichi Himori, Bakudan Kozo
Genre Crime, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Mystery
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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.
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