Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
A Taxing Woman
A Taxing Woman

A Taxing Woman

He has a Yen for her, but he won't tell her where it's hidden...

Genres

ComedyCrime

OverView

Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor of a thriving chain of seedy hourly hotels, who has for years succeeded at hiding the true extent of his assets from the Japanese authorities. Itakura and Gondo soon find themselves engaged in a complicated, satirical battle of wits.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

127 mins

Rating

6.811/10

Release Date

07 February 1987

Country

Japan

Cast

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto

Ryoko Itakura

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Hideki Gondo

Masahiko Tsugawa

Masahiko Tsugawa

Hanamura

Yasuo Daichi

Yasuo Daichi

Ijuin

Kinzō Sakura

Kinzō Sakura

Kaneko

Hajime Asô

Hajime Asô

Himeda

Kiriko Shimizu

Kiriko Shimizu

Kazue Kenmochi

Kazuyo Matsui

Kazuyo Matsui

Kumi Torikai

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Jukichi Ishii

Machiko Watanabe

Machiko Watanabe

Kangofu

Shôtarô Takeuchi

Shôtarô Takeuchi

Rihei Hakamada

Mitsuhiko Kiyohisa

Mitsuhiko Kiyohisa

Gondo's Driver

Akira Shioji

Akira Shioji

Mr. Fudo

Koichi Ueda

Koichi Ueda

Ninagawa's Assistant

Yûsuke Nagumo

Yûsuke Nagumo

Ninagawa's Henchman

Jumbo Sugita

Jumbo Sugita

Ninagawa's Henchman

Minoru Shiga

Minoru Shiga

Ninagawa's Henchman

Hideaki Mikoshiba

Hideaki Mikoshiba

Ninagawa's Henchman

Usaburo Oshima

Usaburo Oshima

Ninagawa's Henchman

Atsushi Yamamoto

Atsushi Yamamoto

Ninagawa's Henchman

Yukitomo Tochino

Yukitomo Tochino

Ninagawa's Henchman

Toshio Tomogane

Toshio Tomogane

Detective

Yûsuke Koike

Yûsuke Koike

Detective

Bengal

Bengal

Man in Apartment

Akiko Hatakeyama

Akiko Hatakeyama

Man in Apartment

Yuzuko Kinoshita

Yuzuko Kinoshita

Old Woman

Mahito Tsujimura

Mahito Tsujimura

Kikuchi

Susumu Honma

Susumu Honma

Representative's Secretary

Makoto Kakeda

Makoto Kakeda

Pachinko Parlor Employee

Shioya Yokosuka

Shioya Yokosuka

Pachinko Parlor Employee

Gilyak Amagasaki

Gilyak Amagasaki

Lottery Man

Kan Yanagiya

Kan Yanagiya

Grocery Store Owner

Tokuko Sugiyama

Tokuko Sugiyama

Grocery Store Owner's Wife

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Tax Accountant

B-saku Satoh

B-saku Satoh

President of Laundry Service Company

Isao Hashizume

Isao Hashizume

Bank Sales Manager

Shirō Itō

Shirō Itō

Pachinko Parlor Boss

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Tsuyuguchi

Mach Fumiake

Mach Fumiake

Akiyama

Yoshihiro Katō

Yoshihiro Katō

Yamada

Zenpei Saga

Zenpei Saga

Tax Office Chief

Tadashi Okuno

Tadashi Okuno

Somukacho

Moeko Ezawa

Moeko Ezawa

Tokushu Kankeinin

Yorie Yamashita

Yorie Yamashita

Young Girl

Kazuya Kosaka

Kazuya Kosaka

Middle-aged Man

Daisuke Yamashita

Daisuke Yamashita

Taro Gondo

Setsuko Shinoi

Setsuko Shinoi

Gondo's Maid

Michino Yokoyama

Michino Yokoyama

Hotel Accountant

Naomi Oka

Naomi Oka

Mistress

Akio Tanaka

Akio Tanaka

Bank Branch Manager

Tsugiho Narita

Tsugiho Narita

Jicho

Chōei Takahashi

Chōei Takahashi

Section Manager of Subaru Bank Branch

Shinsuke Ashida

Shinsuke Ashida

Ninagawa Kihachiro

Keiju Kobayashi

Keiju Kobayashi

Ryoko's Boss

Mariko Okada

Mariko Okada

Mitsuko Sugiura

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Director General

Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Director General

Hiroyuki Yamada

Hiroyuki Yamada

Zeimushoin

Similar Movies

0.0

Natasha Mail Order Bribe Escape to America

June 2012 •English

Ever since she was a little girl, growing up in the fourth world country of Crapistan, Natasha has devoured all things American. Finally, through the wonders of the Internet, she finds her way to a Bel Air mansion and into the loving arms of a socially inept Internet mogul. With her own "How to Be an American" scrapbook as a guide, every week, Natasha, the upbeat optimist, takes on a new, impossible challenge with wide-eyed enthusiasm.

0.0

The Pride of Pikeville

June 1927 •English

Unlikely Lothario, the less-than-dashing crossed-eyed Ben Turpin, finds himself pursued by many beautiful ladies.

6.8

Oh! What a Lovely War

March 1969 •English

The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.

6.5

Carry On Up the Khyber

February 1968 •English

Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khybar pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe, but the Khazi of Kalabar has other ideas—he wants all the British dead. But his troops fear the 'skirted-devils, who are rumoured not to wear any underwear.

7.6

George Carlin: Doin' It Again

June 1990 •English

George Carlin brings his comedy back to New Jersey and this time talks about Offensive Language, Euphemisms, They're Only Words, Dogs, Things you never hear, see or wanna hear, Some people are stupid, Cancer, Feminists, Good Ideas, Rape, Life's moments, and organ donors.

5.9

Bye Bye Birdie

April 1963 •English

A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.

6.7

The New Country

November 2000 •Swedish

A 15-year-old Somalian boy meets a 40-year-old Iranian man in a refugee camp in Skåne, in the south of Sweden. With the threat of deportation hanging over them, they decide to take their faiths in their own hands and together they go on a journey in the Swedish summer.

6.3

Britannia Hospital

May 1982 •English

Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution, is marking its gala anniversary with a visit by the Queen Mother herself. But when investigative reporter Mick Travis arrives to cover the celebration, he finds the hospital under siege by striking workers, ruthless unions, violent demonstrators, racist aristocrats, an African cannibal dictator, and sinister human experiments.

6.5

BabaKiueria

January 1986 •English

Imagine what it would be like if black settlers arrived to settle a continent inhabited by white natives? In 1788, the first white settlers arrived in Botany Bay to begin the process of white colonisation of Australia. But in Babakiueria, the roles are reversed in a delightful and light-hearted look at colonisation of a different kind. This satirical examination of black-white relations in Australia first screened on ABC TV in 1986 to widespread acclaim with both critics and audiences alike. This is the story of the fictitious land of Babakiueria, where white people are the minority and must obey black laws. Aboriginal actors Michelle Torres and Bob Maza (Heartland) and supported by a number of familiar faces from the time, including Cecily Polson (E-Street) and Tony Barry, who starred in major ABC-TV hits such as I Can Jump Puddles and his Penguin award-winning Scales of Justice. Babakiueria was awarded the United Nations Media Peace Prize in 1987.

5.4

Haunted Honeymoon

July 1986 •English

Radio personalities Larry Abbot and Vickie Pearle are stars of a mystery show. Since they announced their engagement, Larry has been plagued by speech problems and, seeking out an unconventional cure, he returns to his boyhood home, a mansion in the countryside, bringing Vickie along. Larry reunites with numerous family members, but discovers that there are sinister things afoot within the walls of the creepy estate.

5.7

The Magic Christian

December 1969 •English

Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out to prove that anyone--and anything--can be bought.

6.2

Stay Tuned

August 1992 •English

Salesman Roy Knable spends all his free time watching television, to the exasperation of his wife, Helen. One day, TV salesman Spike convinces Roy to buy a satellite dish offering 666 channels. The new addition to Roy's home entertainment system sucks him and Helen into Hellvision, a realm run by Spike, who is an emissary of Satan. For 24 hours, the couple must survive devilish parodies of TV programs if they want to return to reality alive.

6.7

Tropic Thunder

August 2008 •English

A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.

7.3

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

October 1989 •English

The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.

6.3

Idiocracy

September 2006 •English

To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average Americans it can find - an Army private and a prostitute - and sends them to the year 2505 after a series of freak events. But when they arrive, they find a civilization so dumbed-down that they're the smartest people around.

6.1

Ali G Indahouse

March 2002 •English

Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain. However, instead of bringing the Prime Minister down, Ali is embraced by the nation as the voice of youth and 'realness', making the Prime Minister and his government more popular than ever.

7.7

Brazil

February 1985 •English

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

8.3

The Great Dictator

October 1940 •English

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

8.1

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

January 1964 •English

After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop the nuclear strike.

7.9

Heat

December 1995 •English

Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.