A Taxing Woman

A Taxing Woman(1987)

02/07/1987 (US)Comedy, Crime2h 7m

6.7

"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.

Jūzō Itami

Director

Jūzō Itami

Writer

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Part of the A Taxing Woman Collection

Nobuko Miyamoto stars as Ryoko, Japan’s relentless female tax inspector, who matches wits with Gondo, a cunning tax-evading love hotel owner, in a gripping battle of detection and deception laced with mutual attraction. The hit romantic farce evolves into a darker sequel, where Ryoko takes on a religious cult, gangsters, and a high-stakes conspiracy involving politicians and construction.

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"A Taxing Woman" - US theatrical trailer (1988)

"A Taxing Woman" - US theatrical trailer (1988)

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