Soft Skin (1998)

6.4/10 87 min Thriller

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.

Cast

Moeko Ezawa

Minako Tohno

Tomomi Kuribayashi

Atsuka Tohno

Kenji Mizuhashi

Hiromasa Tohno

Junko Asahina

Yumiko Natsume

Kou Machida

Issei Sagawa

Commentator

Kiyomi Itō

Takeshi Itō

Masahiko Sakata

Kikuchi

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