A Taxing Woman (1987)

02/07/1987 (JP) • 2h 7m

Comedy, Crime

He has a Yen for her, but he won't tell her where it's hidden...

Overview

Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor of a thriving chain of seedy hourly hotels, who has for years succeeded at hiding the true extent of his assets from the Japanese authorities. Itakura and Gondo soon find themselves engaged in a complicated, satirical battle of wits.

Top Billed Cast

Nobuko Miyamoto

Ryoko Itakura

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Hideki Gondo

Kiriko Shimizu

Kazue Kenmochi

Kazuyo Matsui

Kumi Torikai

Hideo Murota

Jukichi Ishii


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Part of the A Taxing Woman Collection

Includes A Taxing Woman, A Taxing Woman's Return

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

satire

taxes

social satire

investigator

cat and mouse

unpaid taxes

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