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Film / 1987
A Taxing Woman
Directed by
Jūzō Itami
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.
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Cast
Nobuko MiyamotoRyoko Itakura
Tsutomu YamazakiHideki Gondo
Masahiko TsugawaHanamura
Yasuo DaichiIjuin
Kinzō SakuraKaneko
Hajime AsôHimeda
Kiriko ShimizuKazue Kenmochi
Kazuyo MatsuiKumi Torikai
Hideo MurotaJukichi Ishii
Machiko WatanabeKangofu
Shôtarô TakeuchiRihei Hakamada
Mitsuhiko KiyohisaGondo's Driver
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Akira ShiojiMr. Fudo
Koichi UedaNinagawa's Assistant
Yûsuke NagumoNinagawa's Henchman
Jumbo SugitaNinagawa's Henchman
Minoru ShigaNinagawa's Henchman
Hideaki MikoshibaNinagawa's Henchman
Usaburo OshimaNinagawa's Henchman
Atsushi YamamotoNinagawa's Henchman
Yukitomo TochinoNinagawa's Henchman
Toshio TomoganeDetective
Yûsuke KoikeDetective
BengalMan in Apartment
Akiko HatakeyamaMan in Apartment
Yuzuko KinoshitaOld Woman
Mahito TsujimuraKikuchi
Susumu HonmaRepresentative's Secretary
Makoto KakedaPachinko Parlor Employee
Shioya YokosukaPachinko Parlor Employee
Gilyak AmagasakiLottery Man
Kan YanagiyaGrocery Store Owner
Tokuko SugiyamaGrocery Store Owner's Wife
Eitarō OzawaTax Accountant
B-saku SatohPresident of Laundry Service Company
Isao HashizumeBank Sales Manager
Shirō ItōPachinko Parlor Boss
Hideji ŌtakiTsuyuguchi
Mach FumiakeAkiyama
Yoshihiro KatoYamada
Zenpei SagaTax Office Chief
Tadashi OkunoSomukacho
Moeko EzawaTokushu Kankeinin
Yorie YamashitaYoung Girl
Kazuya KosakaMiddle-aged Man
Daisuke YamashitaTaro Gondo
Setsuko ShinoiGondo's Maid
Michino YokoyamaHotel Accountant
Naomi OkaMistress
Akio TanakaBank Branch Manager
Tsugiho NaritaJicho
Choei TakahashiSection Manager of Subaru Bank Branch
Shinsuke AshidaNinagawa Kihachiro
Keiju KobayashiRyoko's Boss
Mariko OkadaMitsuko Sugiura
Katsuhiko KobayashiDirector General
Eimei EsumiDirector General
Hiroyuki YamadaZeimushoin
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