Hiroshi Shimizu

The Masseurs and a Woman

The Masseurs and a Woman

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.

Film Info

  • Japan
  • 1938
  • 76 minutes
  • Black & White
  • 1.33:1
  • Japanese

Available In

Collector's Set

Eclipse Series 15: Travels with Hiroshi Shimizu

Travels with Hiroshi Shimizu

DVD Box Set

4 Discs

$47.96

The Masseurs and a Woman
Cast
Mieko Takamine
Michiko Misawa
Shin Tokudaiji
Tokuichi
Shinichi Himori
Fukuichi
Bakudan Kozo
Kenichi
Shin Saburi
Shintaro Omura
Credits
Director
Hiroshi Shimizu
Screenplay
Hiroshi Shimizu
Cinematography
Masao Saito
Production design
Minoru Esaka
Music
Senji Ito

Current

Eclipse Series 15: Travels with Hiroshi Shimizu
Eclipse Series 15: Travels with Hiroshi Shimizu

This long-underappreciated giant of Japanese cinema was an innovative visual stylist and a born storyteller who preferred to make films about outsiders.

By Michael Koresky