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A Taxing Woman(1987)
Status: Released
Date: 1987-02-07
67%
39 Votes
Time: 2h 8m
He has a Yen for her, but he won't tell her where it's hidden...
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
New Century Producers
Movie: A Taxing Woman
Top 10 Billed Cast
宮本信子
Ryoko Itakura
山崎努
Hideki Gondo
津川雅彦
Hanamura
大地康雄
Ijuin
桜金造
Kaneko
志水季里子
Kazue Kenmochi
松居一代
Kumi Torikai
室田日出男
Jukichi Ishii
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