A Taxing Woman
マルサの女
1987 · 2h 8m · Comedy, Crime · Japan
He has a Yen for her, but he won't tell her where it's hidden...
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 Itami6.3Smart score
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cat and mouseinvestigatorsatiresocial satiretaxesunpaid taxes
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