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Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

1992•Released•Movie dossier

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

“The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob.”

★ 7.027 votes•2h 4m

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.

ComedyCrime

Director

Jūzō Itami

Status

Released

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N/A

Revenue

N/A

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The cast

People behind the story

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto

Mahiru Inoue

Yasuo Daichi

Yasuo Daichi

Suzuki

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Kobayashi

Takehiro Murata

Takehiro Murata

Taro Wakasugi

Yuji Miyake

Yuji Miyake

Hotel Man

Shirō Itō

Shirō Itō

Iriejima

Akira Nakao

Akira Nakao

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