Soft Skin
1998, Japanese. Directed by Hisayasu Satō.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Hisayasu SatōDirector
- 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 MachidaCast
- Issei SagawaCommentator
- Kagerô MutsukiCommentator
- Zeeko UchiyamaCommentator
Details
- Released
- 31 January 1998
- Original title
- やわらかい肌
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kyoko Godai, Hisayasu Satō
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How long is Soft Skin?
Soft Skin runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
Does Soft Skin have a post-credits scene?
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Which OTT platform is Soft Skin on?
Soft Skin isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 January 1998. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
What movies are like Soft Skin?
If you liked Soft Skin, try Museum, Shoplifters, The Grudge.
Who directed Soft Skin?
Soft Skin (1998) was directed by Hisayasu Satō and stars Moeko Ezawa, Tomomi Kuribayashi, Kenji Mizuhashi.