Japanese Film Festival: The Masseurs and a Woman (按摩と女)

Japanese Film Festival: The Masseurs and a Woman (按摩と女)

Wed
29
Wed 29 Oct 6:00 PM

Arc Cinema
Allocated Seating
All Ages
66 Mins | Japanese Film Festival
October
Wed 29 Oct

1938 |16mmJPN |D: Hiroshi Shimizu| Japanese with English subtitles 

Set against the tranquil backroads of a mountain resort, The Masseurs and a Woman unfolds like a quiet sketchbook of fleeting connections. Two blind masseurs, Toku and Fuku, arrive at the inn on their annual visit, joining a curious cast of guests: flirtatious students, a reclusive man and his young nephew, and a mysterious woman with a past she’s trying to outrun. As romantic gestures are exchanged and curious rumours are whispered, Toku finds himself drawn to the woman, whose elegance hides deeper troubles.  

Shot on stunning locations with director Shimizu’s signature restrained style, The Masseurs and a Woman offers a subtle, bittersweet portrait of longing and human fragility. Charming yet melancholic, this drama acts as a gentle meditation on impermanence, chance encounters and the aching pains of loneliness hidden behind smiling faces.  

October
Wed 29 Oct

Price

Arc Cinema

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