A Taxing Woman
He has a Yen for her, but he won't tell her where it's hidden...
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
127 min
Release Date
1987-02-07
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
37
Vote Average
6.8
Nobuko Miyamoto
Ryoko Itakura
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Hideki Gondo
Masahiko Tsugawa
Hanamura
Yasuo Daichi
Ijuin
Kinzō Sakura
Kaneko
Hajime Asô
Himeda
Kiriko Shimizu
Kazue Kenmochi
Kazuyo Matsui
Kumi Torikai
Hideo Murota
Jukichi Ishii
Machiko Watanabe
Kangofu
Shôtarô Takeuchi
Rihei Hakamada
Mitsuhiko Kiyohisa
Gondo's Driver
Akira Shioji
Mr. Fudo
Koichi Ueda
Ninagawa's Assistant
Yûsuke Nagumo
Ninagawa's Henchman
Jumbo Sugita
Ninagawa's Henchman
Minoru Shiga
Ninagawa's Henchman
Hideaki Mikoshiba
Ninagawa's Henchman
Usaburo Oshima
Ninagawa's Henchman
Atsushi Yamamoto
Ninagawa's Henchman
Yukitomo Tochino
Ninagawa's Henchman
Toshio Tomogane
Detective
Yûsuke Koike
Detective
Bengal
Man in Apartment
Akiko Hatakeyama
Man in Apartment
Yuzuko Kinoshita
Old Woman
Mahito Tsujimura
Kikuchi
Susumu Honma
Representative's Secretary
Makoto Kakeda
Pachinko Parlor Employee
Shioya Yokosuka
Pachinko Parlor Employee
Gilyak Amagasaki
Lottery Man
Kan Yanagiya
Grocery Store Owner
Tokuko Sugiyama
Grocery Store Owner's Wife
Eitarō Ozawa
Tax Accountant
B-saku Satoh
President of Laundry Service Company
Isao Hashizume
Bank Sales Manager
Shirō Itō
Pachinko Parlor Boss
Hideji Ōtaki
Tsuyuguchi
Mach Fumiake
Akiyama
Yoshihiro Katō
Yamada
Zenpei Saga
Tax Office Chief
Tadashi Okuno
Somukacho
Moeko Ezawa
Tokushu Kankeinin
Yorie Yamashita
Young Girl
Kazuya Kosaka
Middle-aged Man
Daisuke Yamashita
Taro Gondo
Setsuko Shinoi
Gondo's Maid
Michino Yokoyama
Hotel Accountant
Naomi Oka
Mistress
Akio Tanaka
Bank Branch Manager
Tsugiho Narita
Jicho
Chōei Takahashi
Section Manager of Subaru Bank Branch
Shinsuke Ashida
Ninagawa Kihachiro
Keiju Kobayashi
Ryoko's Boss
Mariko Okada
Mitsuko Sugiura
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Director General
Eimei Esumi
Director General
Hiroyuki Yamada
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