A Taxing Woman (1987)

He has a Yen for her, but he won't tell her where it's hidden...

• Comedy
• Crime

Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor of a thriving chain of seedy hourly hotels, who has for years succeeded at hiding the true extent of his assets from the Japanese authorities. Itakura and Gondo soon find themselves engaged in a complicated, satirical battle of wits.

Rating

6.7 / 10 (43 votes)

Release date

February 7, 1987

Runtime

2h 08m

Language

Japanese

Director

Jūzō Itami

Status

Released