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Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
“The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob.”
7.0 / 10• 1992• 2h 4m•NR• Japanese
ComedyCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Nobuko Miyamoto
Mahiru Inoue
Lead
Yasuo Daichi
Suzuki
Akira Takarada
Kobayashi
Takehiro Murata
Taro Wakasugi
Yuji Miyake
Hotel Man
Shirō Itō
Iriejima
Akira Nakao
Ibaki
Hōsei Komatsu
Hanaoka
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jūzō Itami's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
