Soft Skin

Year: 1998

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Hisayasu Satô

Thriller

Minako, a depressed Tokyo housewife, envies the active lives of those around her. Inspired by news of a hitch‑hiking chainsaw killer, she devises a plan: fake her own kidnapping, find a young lover, and run away. The ruse gives her brief joy while her family worries. When she decides to return home, her lover refuses to end the affair, turning the pretend abduction into a genuine danger.

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