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Supermarket Woman

1996 · 127 min

A cheerful, big-hearted workplace comedy that makes grocery shopping feel like a noble crusade, with warmth and gentle laughs throughout.

Directed by
Jūzō Itami
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
This is the laughter-filled super comedy for all housewives nationwide!
Overview
A struggling Japanese neighborhood supermarket manager chances upon an old classmate, who has plenty of ideas for revitalizing his business.

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Directed by
Jūzō Itami
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • loyalty
  • class
  • justice
  • found family
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Jūzō Itami
Starring
Nobuko Miyamoto, Masahiko Tsugawa, Sen Yano, Shirō Itō, Yuji Miyake, Hikaru Ijūin, Naomasa Musaka, Akiko Matsumoto
Music
Toshiyuki Honda
Cinematography
Yonezō Maeda
Runtime
127 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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