Woman in Witness Protection

Tokyo streets at dusk, neon lights reflecting off wet pavement, a solitary car horn blares. Biwako, a middle-aged actress, hides behind a new identity. A dark comedy from Jūzō Itami.

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Jūzō Itami directed Woman in Witness Protection in 1997. See Jūzō Itami's full filmography, where to start with Jūzō Itami, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jūzō Itami.

Woman in Witness Protection was released in 1997 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 131 minutes.