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Director:
Writer:
Juzo Itami (writer)
Release Date:
19 October 1994 (USA) more
Plot:
A grand old Japanese hotel is trying to get a prestigious contract as the site of a summit meeting of important foreign officials... more | add synopsis
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5 wins & 7 nominations more
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Juzo Itami at the top of his game more (11 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Yasuo Daichi | ... | Suzuki the accountant |
| Nobuko Miyamoto | ... | Mahiru Inoue |
| Kôichi Ueda | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Mirei Asaoka | ... | Akemi |
| Shirô Itô | ... | Iriuchijima |
| Kitarô | ... | Odokasareru otoko |
| Hôsei Komatsu | ... | Hanaoka |
| Toshizô Kudô | ||
| Noboru Mitani | ... | Gang boss |
| Takehiro Murata | ... | Wakasugi (the bellboy) |
| Atsuko Nakamura | ||
| Akira Nakao | ... | Ibagi |
| Hiroshi Ôkôchi | (as Hiroshi Ookôchi) | |
| Hideji Otaki | ... | Hotel owner |
| Shô Ryûzanji | ... | Yakuza in lobby |
| Teruo Shimizu | ... | Big Boss's Henchman |
| Akira Takarada | ... | Kobayashi |
| Masahiko Urano | ... | Gard man |
| Ren Urano | ... | Gate Keeper |
| Tetsu Watanabe | ... | Akechi |
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Also Known As:
Minbo
Minbo - or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
The Anti-Extortion Woman
The Gangster's Moll
The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
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123 min
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In 1992, Itami was attacked, beaten, and slashed by five members of the Goto-gumi, a Tokyo yakuza gang, who were angry at his portrayal of yakuza as bullies and thugs in this film. This attack led to a government crackdown on the yakuza. His subsequent stay in a hospital inspired his next film Daibyonin. more
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Minbo is Juzo Itami's most outrageous and entertaining film to date. Known as one of Japan's finest directors and one of its harshest social critics, Itami (who died, sadly, in 1997) took the yakuza head on in Minbo and produced a biting satire that packs more punch than a Jackie Chan double feature. Minbo is my second favorite of Itami's works, behind only the classic Tampopo. Unfortunately, I don't believe Minbo has been released on DVD. Try to get a copy on VHS. It's well worth it!