A Taxing Woman (1987)

6.7/10 • 128 min • Comedy Crime

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.

Cast

Nobuko Miyamoto

Ryoko Itakura

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Hideki Gondo

Masahiko Tsugawa

Hanamura

Yasuo Daichi

Ijuin

Kinzō Sakura

Kaneko

Kiriko Shimizu

Kazue Kenmochi

Kazuyo Matsui

Kumi Torikai

Hideo Murota

Jukichi Ishii

Akira Shioji

Mr. Fudo

Koichi Ueda

Ninagawa's Assistant

Yûsuke Nagumo

Ninagawa's Henchman

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