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Woman in Witness Protection (1997)
Directed by Jūzō Itami
“This is a work of fiction (and so on and so forth).”
Drama, Comedy, Thriller · 2h 11m
Vain, middle-aged actress Biwako is placed in witness protection while authorities investigate the brutal murder she witnessed. Under the watch of two dedicated cops, Biwako struggles to maintain her career, her public image, and her personal life as she prepares for her new role on the witness stand.
Cast
Nobuko Miyamoto
Isono Biwako
Masahiko Nishimura
Detective Tachibana
Takehiro Murata
Detective Chikamatsu
Kazuya Takahashi
Tamao Oki
Masahiko Tsugawa
Shingyoji Temple Chief Clerk
Tohru Emori
Nihonmatsu
Akira Nagoya
Director Hatano
Taro Yamamoto
Nakamura
Houka Kinoshita
Eiji
Daisuke Ryū
Religious Cult Leader
Tetsu Watanabe
Detective
Mirei Asaoka
Nakamura's Wife
Crew
- Director
- Jūzō Itami
- Screenplay
- Jūzō Itami
- Director of Photography
- Yonezō Maeda
- Original Music Composer
- Toshiyuki Honda
- Editor
- Akira Suzuki
- Producer
- Takashi Kawasaki
Details
- Original title
- マルタイの女
- Release date
- 1997-09-27
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Thriller
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Itami Productions