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Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion · OlaMax

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

1992 · 2h 4m

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

Original · ミンボーの女

An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get a contract for a meeting of important foreign officials.

7.0

Score

24 votes

TMDB

“The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob.”

Where to watch

Available in US

Stream

Criterion Channel

Criterion Channel

Cast

18 credited

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto

Mahiru Inoue

Yasuo Daichi

Yasuo Daichi

Suzuki

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Kobayashi

Takehiro Murata

Takehiro Murata

Taro Wakasugi

Media

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Details

Released: May 16, 1992
Runtime: 2h 4m
Language: Japanese
Director: Jūzō Itami
Writing: Jūzō Itami
Status: Released
Budget: —
Box office: —

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