Supermarket Woman

Supermarket Woman
Directed byJuzo Itami
Screenplay byJuzo Itami
Produced byTakashi Kawasaki
Starring
CinematographyYonezo Maeda
Edited byAkira Suzuki
Music byToshiyuki Honda
Production
company
Itami Films
Distributed byToho
Release dates
  • 5 June 1996 (1996-06-05) (Seattle Film Festival)
  • 15 June 1996 (1996-06-15) (Japan)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$13.9 million (Japan)

Supermarket Woman (スーパーの女, Sūpā no onna) is a 1996 Japanese comedy romance film written and directed by Juzo Itami.

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.