A Taxing Woman's Return

1988 Japanese film
  • Juzo Itami
  • Yasushi Tamaoki
  • Seigo Hosogoe[1]
Starring
CinematographyYonezo Maeda[1]Edited byAkira Katsura[1]Music byToshiyuki Honda[1]
Production
company
Itami Production[1]
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 15 January 1988 (1988-01-15) (Japan)
Running time
128 minutes[1]CountryJapan

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.[2]

Release

A Taxing Woman's Return was released in Japan on January 15, 1988 where it was distributed by Toho.[1]

Reception

The film won a few Japanese awards. This included the Mainichi Film Concours Best Supporting Actor for Yasuo Daichi (also for Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad) and a Japanese Academy Awards for Best Editing (Akira Suzuki) who won the award for this film and Brake Out, Love Bites Back and The Silk Road.[1]

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Galbraith IV 2008, p. 358.
  2. ^ "マルサの女2". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

Sources

  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743. Retrieved October 29, 2013.

External links

  • A Taxing Woman's Return at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • A Taxing Woman's Return at Rotten Tomatoes
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