ミンボーの女 (1992)

Comedy Crime Drama Thriller

A grand old Japanese hotel is trying to get a prestigious contract as the site of a summit meeting of important foreign officials. Unfortunately, this hotel is quite popular with the Yakuza (Japanese gangsters) and is a favorite target of theirs for extortion. They employ a variety of schemes to con the hotel out of 'hush-money.' The hotel needs to rid itself of the Yakuza and finally begins to fight back by hiring Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer who is an expert at dealing with these criminals on their own terms. This film by Juzo Itami combines action with farce, as an all-out war ensues. Written by Tad Dibbern

Updated May 24 2020

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US -

1994-10-19

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FACTS

Runtime: 123 mins Rating: 6.6 Tag Line: Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

Cast

Akira Takarada

kobayashi

Tetsu Watanabe

Akechi (Detective）

Akira Nakao

Ibaki (Yakuza)

Takehiro Murata

Taro Wakasugi

Nobuko Miyamoto

Mahiru Inoue

Yûji Miyake

hotel man

Hôsei Komatsu

Hanaoka (Yakuza)

Shirô Itô

Iriejima (Yakuza)