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

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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