The Masseurs and a Woman
About The Masseurs and a Woman
Blind masseurs Toku and Fuku walk a mountain path to a spa town where they have been hired for the season. Toku recognizes a woman from Tokyo by her scent and is drawn to her. Guest Shintarō, there with a small nephew, notices her too. When thefts start, Toku thinks she is the thief and tries to help her leave. He learns she is innocent and is running from a patron she dislikes. The next day she leaves in a carriage with a man, watched by Toku, Shintarō, and the boy.
Cast & crew
More about The Masseurs and a Woman
Hiroshi Shimizu wrote and directed it for Shochiku, which also distributed it. Masao Saitō photographed it. Released in Japan on July 7, 1938. The Japanese title is Anma to onna.
Themes
Background
A Shochiku comedy-drama of July 1938, set at a mountain spa in the off-season rush, with two blind masseurs as the observers.
Making
Shimizu opens on the two masseurs already on the path, and he keeps the spa, the thefts, and the woman's departure inside a few days.
Look
Masao Saitō photographed the mountain path and the spa.
Music
Senji Itō composed the music.
Preservation
A complete print survives.
Notes
- Mieko Takamine plays Michiho Misawa. Shin Tokudaiji plays Tokuichi. Shinichi Himori plays Fukuichi.
- Shin Saburi is in the cast, as the guest who arrives with his nephew.
- Senji Itō wrote the music.
- A 2008 film, My Darling of the Mountains, is a remake.
- A circulating copy runs 66 minutes 28 seconds.
Scenes
- Toku names the passing woman by the Tokyo scent on the mountain path.
- She leaves the next day in a carriage while Toku, Shintarō, and the nephew watch.
Influenced
- My Darling of the Mountains (2008)
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons
