A Taxing Woman
He has a Yen for her, but he won't tell her where it's hidden...
1987 · 2h 8m · N/A
Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Jūzō Itami
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A Taxing Woman
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.
Director and cast
- Jūzō Itami Director
- Nobuko Miyamoto as Ryoko Itakura
- Tsutomu Yamazaki as Hideki Gondo
- Masahiko Tsugawa as Hanamura
- Yasuo Daichi as Ijuin
- Kinzō Sakura as Kaneko
- Hajime Asô as Himeda
- Kiriko Shimizu as Kazue Kenmochi
- Kazuyo Matsui as Kumi Torikai
- Hideo Murota as Jukichi Ishii
- Machiko Watanabe as Kangofu
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