Soft Skin (1998)
Original title: やわらかい肌
Soft Skin is a 1998 Japanese-language thriller movie directed by Hisayasu Satō, with a running time of 1h 27m. It stars Moeko Ezawa, Tomomi Kuribayashi and Kenji Mizuhashi.
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.
Quick answers
What is Soft Skin about?
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.
When was Soft Skin released?
Soft Skin was released on 31 January 1998.
How long is Soft Skin?
Soft Skin runs 1h 27m.
Who made Soft Skin?
Soft Skin was directed by Hisayasu Satō.
Cast
- Moeko Ezawa as Minako Tohno
- Tomomi Kuribayashi as Atsuka Tohno
- Kenji Mizuhashi as Hiromasa Tohno
- Hitoshi Kusanagi as Kazuhiko
- Reiko Takamizu as Ai Tohno
- Yuka Sakano as Shojo A
- Junko Asahina as Yumiko Natsume
- Hiromi Kuronuma as Kenichi Tohno
- Kou Machida
- Issei Sagawa as Commentator
- Kagerô Mutsuki as Commentator
- Zeeko Uchiyama as Commentator