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Supermarket Woman
Calling all fans of the magnificent "ramen western" TAMPOPO, get ready to discover that that triumph may not even be director Juzo Itami's greatest movie!
In SUPERMARKET WOMAN, the terrain of a neighborhood grocery store seems to envelop the entire world. The most sensational dramas and fraught power struggles inhabit its aisles and stockrooms. Our guide through this operatic retail landscape is Hanako (Nobuko Miyamoto), a housewife with astonishing business smarts. At the beginning of the film she’s hired by Goro (Masahiko Tsugawa), her hapless childhood friend, to revitalize his failing supermarket after an aggressive rival store, Discount Demon, sets up shop nearby. In a series of comic and thrilling maneuvers, Hanoko whips the store into shape, winning over skeptical staff with energizing leadership. But the old pros in the meat and fish departments have their own way of doing things, and soon become hostile to Hanako’s rising star.
Abetted by his magnetic leads, director Juzo Itami achieves an ebullient, pitch-perfect blend of slapstick farce, gentle human comedy, and insightful social observation.
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