A Taxing Woman

A Taxing Woman

127 mins | Crime, Comedy | Feb. 7, 1987

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.

A Taxing Woman

127 mins | Crime, Comedy | Feb. 7, 1987

A Taxing Woman
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers New Century Producers, Itami Productions
Original title マルサの女
Directors Juzo Itami
Writers Juzo Itami

Cast

Nobuko Miyamoto

as Ryoko Itakura

Tsutomu Yamazaki

as Hideki Gondo

Masahiko Tsugawa

as Hanamura

Yasuo Daichi

as Ijuin

Kinzō Sakura

as Kaneko

Hajime Asô

as Himeda

Kiriko Shimizu

as Kazue Kenmochi

Kazuyo Matsui

as Kumi Torikai

Hideo Murota

as Jukichi Ishii

Machiko Watanabe

as Kangofu

Shôtarô Takeuchi

as Rihei Hakamada

Mitsuhiko Kiyohisa

as Gondo's Driver

Akira Shioji

as Mr. Fudo

Koichi Ueda

as Ninagawa's Assistant

Yûsuke Nagumo

as Ninagawa's Henchman

Jumbo Sugita

as Ninagawa's Henchman

Minoru Shiga

as Ninagawa's Henchman

Hideaki Mikoshiba

as Ninagawa's Henchman

Usaburo Oshima

as Ninagawa's Henchman

Atsushi Yamamoto

as Ninagawa's Henchman

Yukitomo Tochino

as Ninagawa's Henchman

Toshio Tomogane

as Detective

Yûsuke Koike

as Detective

Bengal

as Man in Apartment

Akiko Hatakeyama

as Man in Apartment

Yuzuko Kinoshita

as Old Woman

Mahito Tsujimura

as Kikuchi

Susumu Honma

as Representative's Secretary

Makoto Kakeda

as Pachinko Parlor Employee

Shioya Yokosuka

as Pachinko Parlor Employee

Gilyak Amagasaki

as Lottery Man

Kan Yanagiya

as Grocery Store Owner

Tokuko Sugiyama

as Grocery Store Owner's Wife

Eitarō Ozawa

as Tax Accountant

Bsaku Satoh

as President of Laundry Service Company

Isao Hashizume

as Bank Sales Manager

Shirô Itô

as Pachinko Parlor Boss

Hideji Ôtaki

as Tsuyuguchi

Mach Fumiake

as Akiyama

Yoshihiro Katô

as Yamada

Zenpei Saga

as Tax Office Chief

Tadashi Okuno

as Somukacho

Moeko Ezawa

as Tokushu Kankeinin

Yorie Yamashita

as Young Girl

Kazuya Kosaka

as Middle-aged Man

Daisuke Yamashita

as Taro Gondo

Setsuko Shinoi

as Gondo's Maid

Michiyo Yokoyama

as Hotel Accountant

Naomi Oka

as Mistress

Akio Tanaka

as Bank Branch Manager

Tsugiho Narita

as Jicho

Chōei Takahashi

as Section Manager of Subaru Bank Branch

Shinsuke Ashida

as Ninagawa Kihachiro

Keiju Kobayashi

as Ryoko's Boss

Mariko Okada

as Mitsuko Sugiura

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

as Director General

Eimei Esumi

as Director General