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A Taxing Woman

1987 · 128 min

A wry, buoyant cat-and-mouse romp where bureaucratic diligence becomes stealthy, oddly charming sport.

Directed by
Jūzō Itami
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Tagline
He has a Yen for her, but he won't tell her where it's hidden...
Overview
Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor of a thriving chain of seedy hourly hotels, who has for years succeeded at hiding the true extent of his assets from the Japanese authorities. Itakura and Gondo soon find themselves engaged in a complicated, satirical battle of wits.

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Directed by
Jūzō Itami
Genres
Comedy, Crime
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • obsession
  • power
  • crime
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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