Supermarket Woman
1996 Japanese film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Supermarket Woman (スーパーの女, Sūpā no onna) is a 1996 Japanese comedy romance film written and directed by Juzo Itami.[3]
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Supermarket Woman | |
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Directed by | Juzo Itami |
Screenplay by | Juzo Itami[1] |
Produced by | Takashi Kawasaki[1] |
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Cinematography | Yonezo Maeda[1] |
Edited by | Akira Suzuki[1] |
Music by | Toshiyuki Honda[1] |
Production company | Itami Films[2] |
Distributed by | Toho[2] |
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Running time | 127 minutes[2] |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
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The film stars Juzo's wife and regular leading-lady Nobuko Miyamoto as a woman who is hired by a failing supermarket to help it compete against an aggressive local rival. Another frequent star of Juzo's films, Masahiko Tsugawa, plays her boss and later romantic interest.
Supermarket Woman was a box-office success in Japan and was nominated for six Japanese Academy Awards in 1997, including Best Film, Director and Actress, but did not win in any categories.[citation needed]