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A Taxing Woman

A Taxing Woman

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

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1987•2h 8m•6.7/10
ComedyCrime

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6.7/10(39)

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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Production

New Century Producers, Itami Productions

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto

Ryoko Itakura

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Hideki Gondo

Masahiko Tsugawa

Masahiko Tsugawa

Hanamura

Yasuo Daichi

Yasuo Daichi

Ijuin

Kinzō Sakura

Kinzō Sakura

Kaneko

Hajime Asô

Himeda

Kiriko Shimizu

Kiriko Shimizu

Kazue Kenmochi

Kazuyo Matsui

Kazuyo Matsui

Kumi Torikai

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Jukichi Ishii

Machiko Watanabe

Kangofu

Shôtarô Takeuchi

Rihei Hakamada

Mitsuhiko Kiyohisa

Gondo's Driver

Akira Shioji

Akira Shioji

Mr. Fudo

Koichi Ueda

Koichi Ueda

Ninagawa's Assistant

Yûsuke Nagumo

Yûsuke Nagumo

Ninagawa's Henchman

Jumbo Sugita

Ninagawa's Henchman

Minoru Shiga

Ninagawa's Henchman

Hideaki Mikoshiba

Ninagawa's Henchman

Usaburo Oshima

Ninagawa's Henchman

Atsushi Yamamoto

Ninagawa's Henchman

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