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Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)

Crime Comedy

The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob.

Release Date: 1992, May 16
Directors: Jūzō Itami
Countries: Japan
Production: TOHO, TOHO
Cast: Akio Tanaka, Tetsu Watanabe, Akira Takarada, Hōsei Komatsu, Nobuko Miyamoto, Yuji Miyake, Masahiko Tsugawa, Toshiro Yanagiba, Takehiro Murata, Hideji Ōtaki, Shirō Itō, Guts Ishimatsu

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

yakuza hotel extortion extortionist anti-corruption