A Taxing Woman (1987)
Original title: マルサの女
A Taxing Woman is a 1987 Japanese-language comedy movie directed by Jūzō Itami, with a running time of 2h 8m. It stars Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki and Masahiko Tsugawa.
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.
Where to watch A Taxing Woman
Stream: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Nobuko Miyamoto as Ryoko Itakura
- Tsutomu Yamazaki as Hideki Gondo
- Masahiko Tsugawa as Hanamura
- Yasuo Daichi as Ijuin
- Kinzō Sakura as Kaneko
- Hajime Asô as Himeda
- Kiriko Shimizu as Kazue Kenmochi
- Kazuyo Matsui as Kumi Torikai
- Hideo Murota as Jukichi Ishii
- Machiko Watanabe as Kangofu
- Shôtarô Takeuchi as Rihei Hakamada
- Mitsuhiko Kiyohisa as Gondo's Driver