Comedy ·Crime · Japan · 1992 · 2h 4m

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

ミンボーの女

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion poster
Director
Jūzō Itami
Cast
Nobuko Miyamoto as Mahiru Inoue Yasuo Daichi as Suzuki Akira Takarada as Kobayashi Takehiro Murata as Taro Wakasugi Yuji Miyake as Hotel Man Shirō Itō as Iriejima
Crew
Yonezō Maeda — Director of Photography Akira Suzuki — Editor Jūzō Itami — Writer Seigo Hosogoe — Producer Yasushi Tamaoki — Producer Shuichiro Nakamura — Production Design
Tagline

The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
hotelyakuzaextortionextortionistanti-corruption
Key Collaborators
Jūzō Itami Director Yonezō Maeda Director of Photography Akira Suzuki Editor Jūzō Itami Writer Seigo Hosogoe Producer Yasushi Tamaoki Producer Shuichiro Nakamura Production Design
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