Woman in Witness Protection

1997, 2h 11min -

Juzo Itami’s final film features a dazzling performance from his wife and frequent leading lady Nobuko Miyamoto as Biwako, a middle-aged movie-star diva who is the sole witness to a grisly murder. When she is convinced to play bait for the killer, two cops are assigned to protect her, one who is a superfan and the other who couldn’t care less about who she is. As always, Itami deftly balances tones and genres, moving between comedy and suspense with entertaining ease. Show more

"Woman in Witness Protection" — movie produced in Japan and released in 1997. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.2 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 2h 11min. "Woman in Witness Protection" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel. Click on a playlink to watch it now!