Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob.

19922h 4m

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6.7

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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StatusReleased

Release Date1992-05-16

DirectorJūzō Itami

ScreenplayJūzō Itami

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