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The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob. - Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
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Title: Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

Release Date: 16 May 1992

Runtime: 2h 3m

Genre: Comedy, Crime

Director: TOHO

Production Companies: TOHO

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.7 (21 votes)

Cast

  • Mahiru Inoue: Nobuko Miyamoto
  • Suzuki: Yasuo Daichi
  • Kobayashi: Akira Takarada
  • Taro Wakasugi: Takehiro Murata
  • Hotel Man: Yuji Miyake
  • Iriejima: Shirō Itō
  • Ibaki: Akira Nakao
  • Hanaoka: Hōsei Komatsu
  • Yakuza: Toshiro Yanagiba
  • Yakuza Boss: Akio Tanaka
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