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A Taxing Woman (1987)

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.
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Jūzō Itami profile
Jūzō Itami

Director

Cast

Nobuko Miyamoto profile
Nobuko Miyamoto

Ryoko Itakura

Tsutomu Yamazaki profile
Tsutomu Yamazaki

Hideki Gondo

Masahiko Tsugawa profile
Masahiko Tsugawa

Hanamura

Yasuo Daichi profile
Yasuo Daichi

Ijuin

Kinzō Sakura profile
Kinzō Sakura

Kaneko

Hajime Asô profile
Hajime Asô

Himeda

Kiriko Shimizu profile
Kiriko Shimizu

Kazue Kenmochi

Kazuyo Matsui profile
Kazuyo Matsui

Kumi Torikai

Hideo Murota profile
Hideo Murota

Jukichi Ishii

Machiko Watanabe profile
Machiko Watanabe

Kangofu

Shôtarô Takeuchi profile
Shôtarô Takeuchi

Rihei Hakamada

Mitsuhiko Kiyohisa profile
Mitsuhiko Kiyohisa

Gondo's Driver

Nobuko Miyamoto profile
Nobuko Miyamoto

Ryoko Itakura

Tsutomu Yamazaki profile
Tsutomu Yamazaki

Hideki Gondo

Masahiko Tsugawa profile
Masahiko Tsugawa

Hanamura

Yasuo Daichi profile
Yasuo Daichi

Ijuin

Kinzō Sakura profile
Kinzō Sakura

Kaneko

Hajime Asô profile
Hajime Asô

Himeda

Kiriko Shimizu profile
Kiriko Shimizu

Kazue Kenmochi

Kazuyo Matsui profile
Kazuyo Matsui

Kumi Torikai

Hideo Murota profile
Hideo Murota

Jukichi Ishii

Machiko Watanabe profile
Machiko Watanabe

Kangofu

Shôtarô Takeuchi profile
Shôtarô Takeuchi

Rihei Hakamada

Mitsuhiko Kiyohisa profile
Mitsuhiko Kiyohisa

Gondo's Driver

Extra

Release Date

February 7, 1987

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

New Century Producers logoItami Productions logo

Available On

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Videos

"A Taxing Woman" - US theatrical trailer (1988) thumbnail
"A Taxing Woman" - US theatrical trailer (1988)

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