Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob.
1992 · 2h 4m · N/A
Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Jūzō Itami
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.
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