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Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

1619922h 4mJūzō Itami
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"The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob."

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.

ComedyCrime
HotelYakuzaExtortionExtortionistAnti-corruption

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What is Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992) about?

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.

Who stars in Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion?

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion stars Nobuko Miyamoto (Mahiru Inoue), Yasuo Daichi (Suzuki), Akira Takarada (Kobayashi), Takehiro Murata (Taro Wakasugi), Yuji Miyake (Hotel Man). The film was directed by Jūzō Itami.

How long is Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion?

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 1992. It is rated 16.

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