Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

Jūzō Itami
1992-05-16

The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob.
6.7
123 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Nobuko Miyamoto Mahiru Inoue Unowned
Yasuo Daichi Suzuki Unowned
Akira Takarada Kobayashi Unowned
Takehiro Murata Taro Wakasugi Unowned
Yuji Miyake Hotel Man Unowned
Shirō Itō Iriejima Unowned
Akira Nakao Ibaki Unowned
Hōsei Komatsu Hanaoka Unowned
Toshiro Yanagiba Yakuza Unowned
Akio Tanaka Yakuza Boss Unowned
Kōji Sekiyama Yakuza Boss Unowned
Guts Ishimatsu Yakuza Unowned
Tetsu Watanabe Akechi Unowned
Shigeru Yazaki Judge Unowned
Masahiko Tsugawa Foreign Office Eugene Unowned
Hideji Ōtaki Hotel General Manager Unowned
Noboru Mitani Gang Boss Unowned
Minako Ogawa President's secretary Unowned