The Masseurs and a Woman (按摩と女, Anma to onna) is a 1938 Japanese comedy-drama film written and directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.
The movie opens with Toku and his fellow blind masseur friend Fuku walking down a mountain path, heading for a spa town where they have been hired to serve the guests.
Toku develops an affection for a female customer who passed him on his way to the village and whom he recognises by her distinct Tokyo smell.
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[4] The Criterion Collection released the film in the US on DVD in 2009 as part of the Eclipse Series 15: "Travels with Hiroshi Shimizu".