A Taxing Woman 1987

type: Movie

language: Japanese

duration: 127 min

genre: comedy

theme: japanese

director: Jūzō Itami

Score: 4 / 10

is a 1987 Japanese film written and directed by Juzo Itami. It won numerous awards, including six major Japanese Academy awards. The title character of the film, played by Nobuko Miyamoto, is a tax investigator for the Japanese National Tax Agency who employs various techniques to catch tax evaders.

Plot

A female tax auditor, Ryōko Itakura, inspects the accounts of various Japanese companies, uncovering hidden incomes and recovering unpaid taxes.

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author	Jūzō Itami
award	Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year
director	Jūzō Itami
editor	Akira Suzuki
genre	comedy
keywords	bank account first time hidden room hotel owner love hotel string tax inspector unpaid taxes
musicBy	Toshiyuki Honda
nomination	Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year
producer	Seigo Hosogoe Yasushi Tamaoki
publisher	Toho
theme	japanese