Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1994)

Movie"The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob."
Audience Score
67
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NR 2 hr 3 minOct 19th, 1994Crime, Comedy
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.
StarringNobuko MiyamotoYasuo DaichiAkira Takarada
DirectorJūzō Itami
WriterJūzō Itami

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 19th, 1994
Original Language:Japanese
Executive Producers:Nigel Sinclair
Production Companies:TOHO
Movie Tags:
yakuzaextortionextortionistanti-corruption