Japan Synopsis
スーパーの女
“This is the laughter-filled super comedy for all housewives nationwide!”
Failing supermarket manager Goro hires the energetic Hanako, his old classmate, to help him compete with a new, rival business in town. Soon, Hanako's ideas and energy completely revitalize the store – but not without ruffling some feathers and sparking some romance along the way.
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Supermarket Woman. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1995–1997 Japan Window
In the crowded 1995-1997 Japan release window, Supermarket Woman sits at #117 of 142. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Supermarket Woman premiered alongside 42 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 42 other Japan films in 1996.
The 1073rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
19 audience reviews — more than 34% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 30th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Supermarket Woman, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- small business · 4
- supermarket · 2
- grocery store · 2
- feel good · 2
- business competition · 1
- small business owner · 1
- childhood friends · 17
- satire · 9
- social satire · 6
- based on novel or book · 288
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,741 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (18th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,198 of 1,411 (top 85%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 2h 7m |
| Release Date | June 15, 1996 |
| IMDb | tt0127310 |