Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)
2h 3m
Running Time
May 16, 1992Release Date
Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)
2h 3m
Running Time
May 16, 1992Release Date
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Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
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Cast & Crew.
Nobuko Miyamoto
Mahiru Inoue
Yasuo Daichi
Suzuki the accountant
Takehiro Murata
Wakasugi (the bellboy)
Akira Takarada
Kobayashi
Yuji Miyake
Hotel Man
Hōsei Komatsu
Hanaoka
Seigo Hosogoe
Producer
Noboru Mitani
Gang boss
Hideji Ōtaki
Hotel owner
Tetsu Watanabe
Akechi
Toshiro Yanagiba
Yakuza
Akira Nakao
Ibagi
Akio Tanaka
Yakuza Boss
Shirō Itō
Iriuchijima
Kōji Sekiyama
Yakuza Boss
Jūzō Itami
Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 16, 1992
Original Nameミンボーの女
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 3m
Genres
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Wiki.
Minbo (ミンボーの女, Minbō no Onna) is a 1992 Japanese film by filmmaker Juzo Itami. It is also known by the titles Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, The Gangster's Moll and The Anti-Extortion Woman. The film was widely popular in Japan and a critical success internationally. It satirizes the yakuza, who retaliated for their portrayal in the film by killing the director.