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A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)

A Taxing Woman's Return poster
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
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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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