Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
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Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

DirectorJūzō Itami

The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob.

7.0 / 10
1992
124 min
ComedyCrime

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.

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伊丹十三[ミンボーの女]予告編

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