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A Taxing Woman (1987)

A Taxing Woman (1987)

Crime Comedy

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

Release Date: 1987, February 7
Directors: Jūzō Itami
Countries: Japan
Production: New Century Producers, Itami Productions
Cast: Akio Tanaka, Mahito Tsujimura, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Tokuko Sugiyama, Koichi Ueda, Nobuko Miyamoto, Isao Hashizume, Yorie Yamashita, Keiju Kobayashi, Masahiko Tsugawa, Kiriko Shimizu, Makoto Kakeda

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.

Keywords:

satire social satire cat and mouse taxes investigator unpaid taxes