A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
- Original title
- マルサの女2
- Directed by
- Jūzō Itami
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 07m
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 56 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A female tax investigator goes after a religious group that might be hiding money from taxes. She uncovers a web of shady deals connecting organized crime, corrupt politicians, and a big building project.
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What happens
A Taxing Woman's Return (Japanese: マルサの女2, Hepburn: Marusa no onna 2) is a 1988 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Juzo Itami. It is the sequel to Itami's 1987 comedy A Taxing Woman. Nobuko Miyamoto plays female government tax investigator Ryoko Itakura. She investigates a religious sect, led by Teppei Onizawa (Rentarō Mikuni), that is suspected of being used for tax evasion. The sect is part of a complex conspiracy involving the yakuza, political corruption, and a prestigious construction project. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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A Taxing Woman 2 (1988)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.