A Taxing Woman
1987·Japan·127 min.
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Ryoko Itakura is a government tax agent who has just landed a big promotion. Her first assignment is to catch wheeler-dealer Hideki Gondo. She has a tough job, since in Japan tax evasion is an art and Gondo is, in effect, Rembrandt. Her job is complicated by a growing sympathy for the rogue and by political pressure to lay off.
DirectorJūzō Itami
ScreenwriterJūzō Itami
MusicToshiyuki Honda
CinematographyYonezo Maeda
CastNobuko Miyamoto·Tsutomu Yamazaki·Masahiko Tsugawa·Shinsuke Ashida·Mariko Okada·Moeko Ezawa·Mach Fumiake·Hideo Murota·Akira Shioji·Kôichi Ueda·Kiriko Shimizu·Bengaru·Eitarô Ozawa·Shirô Itô·Hideji Ôtaki·Isao Hashizume·Hideaki Esumi·Keiju KobayashiShow all
Original titleMarusa no onna
Also known asA Taxing Woman