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A Taxing Woman

Name: A Taxing Woman
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1987-02-07
Cast: Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masahiko Tsugawa, Yasuo Daichi, Kinzō Sakura

1987 | 128 min | Comedy, Crime

Saturday Specialearly rating

Why it’s a Saturday Special

It earned strong reviews (75% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite little lasting buzz. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! or Fletch, start here.
The mood: Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
The pace: Breezy, at 2 hr 8 min.
What might put you off: It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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.

How it earned its rating

CriticsStrong
75% on Rotten Tomatoes
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsBelow par
5 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 14K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Jūzō Itami

Nobuko MiyamotoRyoko Itakura
Tsutomu YamazakiHideki Gondo
Masahiko TsugawaHanamura
Yasuo DaichiIjuin
Kinzō SakuraKaneko
Hajime AsôHimeda
Kiriko ShimizuKazue Kenmochi
Kazuyo MatsuiKumi Torikai
Hideo MurotaJukichi Ishii
Machiko WatanabeKangofu