Soft Skin
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
87 min
Release Date
1998-01-31
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
6.9
Moeko Ezawa
Minako Tohno
Tomomi Kuribayashi
Atsuka Tohno
Kenji Mizuhashi
Hiromasa Tohno
Hitoshi Kusanagi
Kazuhiko
Reiko Takamizu
Ai Tohno
Yuka Sakano
Shojo A (as Yuka Sakurai)
Junko Asahina
Yumiko Natsume
Hiromi Kuronuma
Kenichi Tohno
Kou Machida
Issei Sagawa
Commentator
Kagerô Mutsuki
Commentator
Zeeko Uchiyama
Commentator
Kiyomi Itō
Takeshi Itō
Masahiko Sakata
Kikuchi
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