Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)

05/16/1992 (JP) • Comedy, Crime • 2h 3m

The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob.

Overview

An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get a contract for a meeting of important foreign officials.

Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)

05/16/1992 (JP) • 2h 3m

Comedy, Crime

The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob.

Overview

An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get a contract for a meeting of important foreign officials.

Top Billed Cast

Nobuko Miyamoto

Mahiru Inoue

Yasuo Daichi

Suzuki

Akira Takarada

Kobayashi

Takehiro Murata

Taro Wakasugi

Yuji Miyake

Hotel Man

Shirō Itō

Iriejima

Akira Nakao

Ibaki

Hōsei Komatsu

Hanaoka

Toshiro Yanagiba

Yakuza

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

hotel

yakuza

extortion

extortionist

anti-corruption

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