Soft Skin
Jan 31, 1998 · 1h 27m
Director
Hisayasu SatōOverview
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.
Cast of Soft Skin
Moeko EzawaMinako Tohno
Tomomi KuribayashiAtsuka Tohno
Kenji MizuhashiHiromasa Tohno
Hitoshi KusanagiKazuhiko- Reiko TakamizuAi Tohno
- Yuka SakanoShojo A (as Yuka Sakurai)
Junko AsahinaYumiko Natsume- Hiromi KuronumaKenichi Tohno
Kou Machida
Issei SagawaCommentator- Kagerô MutsukiCommentator
- Zeeko UchiyamaCommentator
Kiyomi Itō
Takeshi Itō
Masahiko SakataKikuchi
Crew of Soft Skin
Hisayasu SatōDirector, Original Story, Screenplay
Kyoko GodaiScreenplay- Akira FukuharaProducer
Yoshihide OtomoOriginal Music Composer- Masahide IiokaDirector of Photography
- Nobutake KamiyaEditor
- Shinji FujiwaraArt Direction
- Hiroyuki SumidaLighting Technician
- Nobuyuki KikuchiSound Recordist
- Kô KajinoAssistant Director
Ken'ichi FujiwaraAssistant Director
About Soft Skin
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…
When was Soft Skin released?
Soft Skin was released on January 31, 1998.
How long is Soft Skin?
Soft Skin runs 1 hour 27 minutes (87 minutes).
Who directed Soft Skin?
Soft Skin was directed by Hisayasu Satō.
Who is in the cast of Soft Skin?
The cast of Soft Skin includes Moeko Ezawa (Minako Tohno), Tomomi Kuribayashi (Atsuka Tohno), Kenji Mizuhashi (Hiromasa Tohno), Hitoshi Kusanagi (Kazuhiko) and Reiko Takamizu (Ai Tohno).