Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob.
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5/16/1992Runtime
123 minsOverview
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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A sharp-edged comedy that treats yakuza intimidation tactics with irreverent wit, watching a clever lawyer dismantle organized crime's pretensions with style and strategy.
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