A Taxing Woman (1987)

Name: A Taxing Woman
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1987
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masahiko Tsugawa, Yasuo Daichi, Kinz? Sakura

2h 7m Japan

Comedy Crime

Plot

Ryoko Itakura, a determined tax investigator, zeroes in on the elusive Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire running a chain of questionable hourly hotels. For years, Gondo has skillfully concealed his wealth from Japanese tax authorities. As Itakura delves deeper into her investigation, a clever and satirical game of cat and mouse ensues between the two. Their battle is not just over money, but also a clash of intellects, revealing the absurdities of both tax evasion and bureaucratic oversight.

Cast

Nobuko Miyamoto Tsutomu Yamazaki Masahiko Tsugawa Yasuo Daichi Kinz? Sakura Hajime Asô Kiriko Shimizu Kazuyo Matsui Hideo Murota Machiko Watanabe Shôtarô Takeuchi Mitsuhiko Kiyohisa Akira Shioji Koichi Ueda Yûsuke Nagumo