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Directed by | Juzo Itami |
Written by | Juzo Itami |
Produced by | Yasushi Tamaoki |
Starring | Nobuko Miyamoto Yasuo Daichi Takehiro Murata |
Cinematography | Yonezo Maeda |
Edited by | Akira Suzuki |
Music by | Toshiyuki Honda |
Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Minbo (ミンボーの女, Minbō no Onna) is a 1992 Japanese film by filmmaker Juzo Itami. It is also known by the titles Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, The Gangster's Moll and The Anti-Extortion Woman. The film was widely popular in Japan and a critical success internationally. It satirizes the yakuza, who retaliated for their portrayal in the film by attacking the director.