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A Taxing Woman
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A Taxing Woman

1987-02-07 · 128 min · ★ 6.7

Comedy · Crime

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.

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Directors
Jūzō Itami
Production companies
New Century Producers, Itami Productions
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Nobuko MiyamotoNobuko MiyamotoRyoko Itakura
Tsutomu YamazakiTsutomu YamazakiHideki Gondo
Masahiko TsugawaMasahiko TsugawaHanamura
Yasuo DaichiYasuo DaichiIjuin
Kinzō SakuraKinzō SakuraKaneko
Hajime AsôHimeda
Kiriko ShimizuKiriko ShimizuKazue Kenmochi
Kazuyo MatsuiKazuyo MatsuiKumi Torikai
Hideo MurotaHideo MurotaJukichi Ishii
Machiko WatanabeMachiko WatanabeKangofu
Shôtarô TakeuchiRihei Hakamada
Mitsuhiko KiyohisaGondo's Driver
Akira ShiojiAkira ShiojiMr. Fudo
Koichi UedaKoichi UedaNinagawa's Assistant
Yûsuke NagumoYûsuke NagumoNinagawa's Henchman
Jumbo SugitaNinagawa's Henchman
Minoru ShigaNinagawa's Henchman
Hideaki MikoshibaNinagawa's Henchman
Usaburo OshimaNinagawa's Henchman
Atsushi YamamotoNinagawa's Henchman

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