A Taxing Woman


2h 7m 1987

Brief Synopsis

A fierce and dedicated tax collector ruthlessly pursues a hood operating adult motels and crooked real estate deals.

Film Details

Also Known As
Marusa no Onna, Taxing Woman
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Foreign
Thriller
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
Cooperative Nouveau Cinema (Cnc); Curzon Artificial Eye; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films
Location
Japan

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 7m

Synopsis

A fierce and dedicated tax collector ruthlessly pursues a hood operating adult motels and crooked real estate deals.

Cast

Nobuko Miyamoto

Ryoko Itakura

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Hideki Gondo

Masahiko Tsugawa

Assistant Chief Inspector Hanamura

Eitaro Ozawa

Tax Accountant

Mahha Fumi

Akiyama

Shuji Otaki

Tsuyuguchi--Tax Office Manager

Daisuke Yamashita

Taro Gondo

Michiyo Yokoyama

Woman Accountant At Hotel

Shinsuke Ashida

Kihachiro Ninagawa

Keiju Kobayashi

Investigating Chief

Mariko Okada

Mitsuko Sugino--Gondo'S Common-Law Wife

Kiriko Shimizu

Kazue Kenmochi--Gondo'S 1st Mistress

Kazuyo Matsui

Hisami Shimaoka--Gondo'S 2nd Mistress

Yasuo Daichi

Ishuin

Kinzo Sakura

Kaneko

Hajimeh Asoh

Himeda

Shiro Ito

Pinball Parlor Owner

Hideo Takarada

Shigekichi Ishii

Machiko Watanabe

Nurse

Shotaro Takeuchi

Riheibi Mochida

Mitsuhiko Kiyohisa

Gondo'S Chauffeur

Akira Shiozi

Realtor

Koichi Ueda

Ninagawa'S Lieutenant

Yusuke Nanu

Ninagawa Thug

Junbo Sugita

Ninagawa Thug

Minoru Shiga

Ninagawa Thug

Hideaki Mishishiba

Ninagawa Thug

Usaburo Oshima

Ninagawa Thug

Atsushi Yamamoto

Ninagawa Thug

Sachikazu Kuno

Ninagawa Thug

Toshio Tomogane

Detective

Yusuke Koike

Detective

Bengaru Hatakeyama

Young Couple

Akiko Hatakeyama

Young Couple

Masahiro Yokota

Child

Yuzuko Kinoshia

Old Lady

Masato Tsujimura

Kikuchi

Eichi Kikuchi

Kikuchi'S Bodyguard

Kojiro Nakamura

Kikuchi'S Bodyguard

Susumu Honda

Politician'S Secretary

Makoto Kakeda

Shop Assistant

Sachiyuki Shiotani

Shop Assistant

Shigeo Ikeda

Tailor

Giriyaku Amagasaki

Man With Lottery Ticket

Hiroshi Yamagitani

Food Store Owner

Tokuko Sugiyama

Food Store Owner'S Wife

Bisatu Sato

President--Linen Service

Isao Hasizume

Banker

Yoshihiro Kato

Yamada

Zenpei Saga

Tax Official

Tadashi Okuno

Director

Hideaki Ezuno

Chief Investigating Official

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Chief Investigating Official

Masahiro Ito

Chief Investigating Official

Yuzo Mikawa

Chief Investigating Official

Ryo Akashi

Chief Investigating Official

Hanbe Kawai

Investigating Official

Masaki Yonekura

Investigating Official

Takashi Yagi

Investigating Official

Tashi Kanematsu

Investigating Official

Tetsuri Ito

Investigating Official

Sadami Sakamoto

Investigating Official

Takashi Sasaki

Investigating Official

Ryuta Kashiwagi

Investigating Official

Sosuke Kaji

Investigating Official

Takuji Iwao

Investigating Official

Kazumasa Takemoto

Investigating Official

Kaizo Hori

Investigating Official

Masaru Sakurai

Investigating Official

So Saito

Investigating Official

Retsu Kuraya

Investigating Official

Mitsuki Arima

Investigating Official

Kazushige Osawa

Investigating Official

Buntaro Aoyanagi

Investigating Official

Kejiro Shiga

Investigating Official

Masatoshi Kimura

Other Official

Hiroyuki Yamada

Other Official

Ryodai Arai

Other Official

Yusuke Tozawa

Other Official

Yoshiaki Sugitani

Other Official

Satoshi Yoshida

Other Official

Satohiro Sakai

Other Official

Tsutomu Ichikawa

Other Official

Shinji Nomura

Other Official

Yasuo Shirasaka

Other Official

Kaido Yamazaki

Other Official

Mari Sakai

Other Official

Junko Ishida

Other Official

Mikiyo Chiba

Other Official

Mitsuru Uchida

Other Official

Noboyui Suzuki

Other Official

Yorie Yamashita

Girl

Kazuya Kosaka

Middle-Aged Man

Banju Takeda

Woman Who Swallows A Memo

Chigusa Takayama

Woman On The Roof

Shingo Uchida

Hotel Employee

Shigeya Maru

Hotel Employee

Norisachi Okisasaki

Screaming Man

Mami Takagi

Screaming Woman

Harumi Masachika

Another Person

Tomomi Akimoto

Another Person

Ryohei Takaoka

Hotel Owner

Teiko Hara

Hotel Owner

Masayuki Fusegi

Hotel Owner

Teratasu Tengen

Hotel Owner

Shohei Matsumoto

Man On A Bicycle

Hashiro Funada

2nd Man On Bicycle

Hiroshi Tanaka

Bank Employee

Kaiko Shintani

Bank Employee

Kyoki Hirata

Bank Employee

Tomoko Sakuma

Bank Employee

Sanae Tomita

Bank Employee

Chizuko Yamada

Bank Employee

Ryuji Dan

Security Police

Hiroshi Suzuki

Security Police

Tsuyoshi Sato

Security Police

Mitsuhiro Uehara

Security Police

Miho Tanaka

Security Police

Eiji Tomita

Security Police

Setsuko Shinoi

Maid

Naomi Oka

Beauty Parlor Proprietress

Akio Tanaka

Bank Manager

Tsukiho Narita

Senior Official

Nagahide Takahashi

Official

Akiko Ezawa

Film Details

Also Known As
Marusa no Onna, Taxing Woman
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Foreign
Thriller
Release Date
1987
Distribution Company
Cooperative Nouveau Cinema (Cnc); Curzon Artificial Eye; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films
Location
Japan

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 7m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States April 1989

Released in United States May 1991

Released in United States November 1987

Released in United States on Video April 15, 1989

Released in United States September 1987

Released in United States September 5, 1987

Released in United States Spring May 13, 1988

Re-released in United States on Video February 11, 1997

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1991.

Shown at London Film Festival November 1987.

Shown at New York Film Festival September 26 & 27, 1987.

Shown at Venice Film Festival September 5, 1987.

Formerly released on video by Fox Lorber Home Video.

Re-released in United States on Video February 11, 1997

Released in United States April 1989 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (International Gala Premieres) April 13-27, 1989.)

Released in United States on Video April 15, 1989

Released in United States May 1991 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1991.)

Released in United States Spring May 13, 1988

Released in United States September 5, 1987 (Shown at Venice Film Festival September 5, 1987.)

Released in United States September 1987 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 26 & 27, 1987.)

Released in United States November 1987 (Shown at London Film Festival November 1987.)