A Taxing Woman (1987)
Marusa no onna (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 7min
- Comedy, Crime
- Jun 1988 (USA)
- Movie
If tax evasion is an art, wheeler-dealer Hideki Gondo is Rembrandt. And so, a determined taxing woman gets the tough assignment of trying to catch him.
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Awards:
- 23 wins & 5 nominations.
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Cast
| Nobuko Miyamoto | ... |
Ryôko Itakura
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| Tsutomu Yamazaki | ... |
Hideki Gondô
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| Masahiko Tsugawa | ... |
Hanamura
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Yasuo Daichi | ... |
Ijûin
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Kinzô Sakura | ... |
Kaneko
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Hajime Asô | ... |
Himeda
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Kiriko Shimizu | ... |
Kazue Kenmochi
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Kazuyo Matsui | ... |
Kumi Torikai
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Hideo Murota | ... |
Jûkichi Ishii
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Machiko Watanabe | ... |
Kangofu
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Shôtarô Takeuchi | ... |
Rihei Hakamada
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Mitsuhiko Kiyohisa | ... |
Gondô no Untenshu
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Akira Shioji | ... |
Fudôsan'ya
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Kôichi Ueda | ... |
Ninagawa no Fukushin
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Yûsuke Nagumo | ... |
Ninagawa no Kobun
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Jambo Sugita | ... |
Ninagawa no Kobun
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Minoru Shiga | ... |
Ninagawa no Kobun
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Hideaki Mikoshiba | ... |
Ninagawa no Kobun
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Usaburô Ôshima | ... |
Ninagawa no Kobun
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Atsushi Yamamoto | ... |
Ninagawa no Kobun
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Yukitomo Tochino | ... |
Ninagawa no Kobun
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Toshio Tomogane | ... |
Keiji
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Yûsuke Koike | ... |
Keiji
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Bengal | ... |
Manshon no Waka Fûfu
(as Bengaru)
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Akiko Hatakeyama | ... |
Manshon no Waka Fûfu
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Manami Yokota | ... |
Kodomo
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Yuzuko Kinoshita | ... |
Rôba
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Mahito Tsujimura | ... |
Kikuchi
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Eiichi Kikuchi | ... |
Kikuchi no Yôjinbô
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Mitsujirô Nakamura | ... |
Kikuchi no Yôjinbô
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Susumu Honma | ... |
Daigishi no Hisho
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Makoto Kakeda | ... |
Pachinkoya no Ten'in
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Takayuki Shioya | ... |
Pachinkoya no Ten'in
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Shigeo Ikeda | ... |
Yôkufuya
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Gilyak Amagasaki | ... |
Takara Kuji no Otoko
(as Giriyâku Amagasaki)
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Kan Yanagiya | ... |
Shokuryôhinten Tenshu
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Tokuko Sugiyama | ... |
Sono Tsuma
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| Eitarô Ozawa | ... |
Zeirishi
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Bsaku Satô | ... |
Rinen Sâbisu Shachô
(as B-saku Satô)
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| Isao Hashizume | ... |
Ôtani Ginkô Eigyô Kachô
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| Shirô Itô | ... |
Pachinkoya Shachô
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Hideji Ôtaki | ... |
Tsuyuguchi
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Mach Fumiake | ... |
Akiyama
(as Mahha Fumiake)
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Yoshihiro Katô | ... |
Yamada
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Zenpei Saga | ... |
Zeimushochô
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| Tadashi Okuno | ... |
Sômukachô
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Masatoshi Kimura | ... |
Zeimushoin
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Hiroyuki Yamada | ... |
Zeimushoin
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Kazuo Arai | ... |
Zeimushoin
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Yûsuke Tozawa | ... |
Zeimushoin
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Yoshiaki Sugitani | ... |
Zeimushoin
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Satoru Yoshida | ... |
Zeimushoin
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Satohiro Sakai | ... |
Zeimushoin
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Ben Ichikawa | ... |
Zeimushoin
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Shinji Nomura | ... |
Zeimushoin
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Yô Aoto | ... |
Zeimushoin
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Yasuo Shimosaka | ... |
Zeimushoin
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Kaidô Yamazaki | ... |
Zeimushoin
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Mari Sakai | ... |
Zeimushoin
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Junko Ishida | ... |
Zeimushoin
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Tokiyo Chiba | ... |
Zeimushoin
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Hikaru Uchida | ... |
Zeimushoin
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Nobuyuki Suzuki | ... |
Zeimushoin
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| Eimei Esumi | ... |
Kidôbu Tôkatsukan
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Katsuhiko Kobayashi | ... |
Kidôbu Tôkatsukan
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Yuzo Mikawa | ... |
Kidôbu Tôkatsukan
(as Yûzo Mikawa)
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Ryo Akashi | ... |
Kidôbu Tôkatsukan
(as Ryô Akashi)
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Hanbei Kawai | ... |
Sasatsukan
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Maki Yonekura | ... |
Sasatsukan
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Takashi Yagi | ... |
Sasatsukan
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Takashi Kanematsu | ... |
Sasatsukan
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Tetsuya Itô | ... |
Sasatsukan
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Sadami Sakaguchi | ... |
Sasatsukan
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Bin Sasaki | ... |
Sasatsukan
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Ryuta Kashiwagi | ... |
Sasatsukan
(as Ryûta Kashiwagi)
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Sôsuke Kaji | ... |
Sasatsukan
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Takushi Iwao | ... |
Sasatsukan
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Kazumasa Takemoto | ... |
Sasatsukan
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Kaizô Hori | ... |
Sasatsukan
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Masaru Sakurai | ... |
Sasatsukan
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Takashi Saitô | ... |
Sasatsukan
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Tomomi Akimoto | ... |
Mô Hitokumi no Danjo
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| Shinsuke Ashida | ... |
Kihachirô Ninagawa
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Moeko Ezawa | ... |
Tokushu Kankeinin
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Sô Funeda | ... |
Subaru Ginkô no Jitensha no Otoko
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| Keiju Kobayashi | ... |
Sasatsubu Kanrikachô
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Kazuya Kosaka | ... |
Chûnen Otoko
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Hideya Maru | ... |
Rabu Hoteru no Shain
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Shôhei Matsumoto | ... |
Ôtani Ginkô no Jitensha no Otoko
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Harumi Munechika | ... |
Mô Hitokumi no Danjo
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Tsugiho Narita | ... |
Jichô
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Naomi Oka | ... |
Biyôin no Onna Shujin
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| Mariko Okada | ... |
Mitsuko Sugino
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Noriyuki Okisasaki | ... |
Himei wo Ageru Danjo
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Setsuko Shinoi | ... |
Gondôtei no Jochû
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Mami Takagi | ... |
Himei wo Ageru Danjo
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Chôei Takahashi | ... |
Torihikikachô
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Chigusa Takayama | ... |
Yane no Ue no Onna
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Maki Takeda | ... |
Memo wo Taberu Onna
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Akio Tanaka | ... |
Subaru Ginkô Shitenchô
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Shingo Uchida | ... |
Rabu Hoteru no Shain
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Daisuke Yamashita | ... |
Tarô Gondô
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Yorie Yamashita | ... |
Hana no Yôna Shôjo
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Michino Yokoyama | ... |
Rabu Hoteru no Keiri no Onna
(as Michiyo Yokoyama)
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Directed by
| Jûzô Itami | ||
Written by
| Jûzô Itami | ... | () |
Produced by
| Seigo Hosogoe | ... | producer |
| Yasushi Tamaoki | ... | producer |
Music by
| Toshiyuki Honda | ||
Cinematography by
| Yonezô Maeda | ||
Editing by
| Akira Suzuki | ||
Production Design by
| Shûshi Nakamura | ||
Art Direction by
| Shûshi Nakamura | ... | (as Shuji Nakamura) |
Makeup Department
| Mayumi Shôji | ... | assistant makeup artist (as Mayumi Shoji) |
Sound Department
| Osamu Onodera | ... | sound recordist |
| Masatoshi Saitô | ... | sound effects editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Akio Katsura | ... | lighting technician |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Ronin Films (1988) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1988) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Toho (1987) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Fox Lorber (United States) (DVD)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2007) (Japan) (tv)
- Original Cinema (1988) (United States) (subtitled)
- The Home Cinema Group (1989) (Australia) (video)
- Toho Video (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bosch (clothing cooperation)
- Celine (clothing cooperation)
- Faire La Bise (clothing cooperation)
- Galamond (clothing cooperation)
- Goro (location cooperation)
- Honda (cooperation)
- Hotel the Stage (location cooperation)
- Imamura (location cooperation)
- Kagetsuen Kanko (location cooperation)
- Pierre Cardin (clothing cooperation)
- Sanyo (II) (clothing cooperation)
- Seiyu (cooperation)
- Snack Mortier (location cooperation)
- Yoji Watanabe Architect Office (location cooperation)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Ryoko Itakura is a government tax agent who has just landed a big promotion. Her first assignment is to catch wheeler-dealer Hideki Gondo. She has a tough job, since in Japan tax evasion is an art and Gondo is, in effect, Rembrandt. Her job is complicated by a growing sympathy for the rogue and by political pressure to lay off. Written by Reid Gagle |
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| Taglines | He has a Yen for her, but he won't tell her where it's hidden... [USA Theatrical] See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Nobuko Miyamoto was married to director Juzo Itami. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Making of 'A Taxing Woman' (1987). See more » |
| Quotes |
Hideki Gondo:
To save money, you don't spend it. It's as simple as that. You give maybe $100 at a funeral, $200 at a wedding. That's not good. A million is nothing if you spend it. But even $100 is yours if you save it. Say you're trying to fill a glass with dripping water. When it's half-full, you're thirsty, so you drink. But that's stupid. Wait until it's full. But still don't drink. Wait 'til it brims over and lick it. That way you save the water and drink. See more » |