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| Directed by | Juzo Itami |
| Screenplay by | Juzo Itami[1] |
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| Cinematography | Yonezo Maeda[1] |
| Edited by | Akira Katsura[1] |
| Music by | Toshiyuki Honda[1] |
Production company | Itami Production[1] |
| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 128 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
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]
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Footnotes
Sources
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
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