A Taxing Woman

A Taxing Woman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-06-01

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

127 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (1186 Reviews)

Director:

Jèzè Itami

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Fullplot:

Ryoko Itakura is a government tax agent who has just landed a big promotion. Her first assignment is to catch wheeler-dealer Hideki Gondo. She has a tough job, since in Japan tax evasion is an art and Gondo is, in effect, Rembrandt. Her job is complicated by a growing sympathy for the rogue and by political pressure to lay off.

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