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Soft Skin

6.444 average rating
6.444
Japanese / 87 MIN. / 1998

The Genres

The Synopsis

Minako, a Tokyo housewife, is depressed that everyone has an active life outside the home except her. Taking her inspiration from TV reports of a hitch-hiking chainsaw murderer, Minako decides to spice up her life by finding a young lover and running off with him by faking her kidnapping. While her family frets and worries, Minako has a wonderful time. Eventually, though, she decides it's time to go back to her family. Her lover, however, isn't ready for the fun to end, and Minako's fake kidnapping soon becomes all too real.

The Cast

Moeko EzawaTomomi KuribayashiKenji MizuhashiHitoshi KusanagiReiko TakamizuYuka SakanoJunko AsahinaHiromi KuronumaKou MachidaIssei SagawaKagerô MutsukiZeeko UchiyamaKiyomi ItōTakeshi ItōMasahiko Sakata

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