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Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

May 16, 1992
123 min
ComedyCrime
6.7/ 10
21 votes

Overview

An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get a contract for a meeting of important foreign officials.

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6.7/10
21 votes
IMDB
7.4/10
1,178 votes
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5 wins & 7 nominations

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"The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob."

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Released

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TOHO

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