A Taxing Woman (1987)
Marusa no onna
He has a Yen for her, but he won't tell her where it's hidden...
127 min
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.
- Release date
- February 7, 1987
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Music
- Toshiyuki Honda
Where to watch
Subscription
Criterion Channel
Trailer
Soundtrack
- The Woman From Marusa · 本多俊之5:15
- Love Theme #1 · 本多俊之4:33
- A Refracted Beat · 本多俊之4:40
- The Men Gather Round Money · 本多俊之3:30
- The Woman From Marusa (Violent version) · 本多俊之3:28
- Waltz Crepuscule · 本多俊之5:14
- A Gloomy Foreboding of Battle · 本多俊之4:00
- Marusa in Action · 本多俊之6:48
- Love Theme #2 · 本多俊之4:34
Cast
- Nobuko Miyamoto as Ryôko Itakura
- Tsutomu Yamazaki as Hideki Gondô
- Masahiko Tsugawa as Hanamura
- Yasuo Daichi as Ijûin
- Kinzô Sakura as Kaneko
- Hajime Asō as Himeda
- Kiriko Shimizu as Kazue Kenmochi
- Kazuyo Matsui as Kumi Torikai
- Hideo Murota as Jûkichi Ishii
- Akira Shioji as Mr. Fudo
- Kôichi Ueda as Ninagawa's Assistant
- Yukitomo Tochino as Ninagawa's Henchman
- Toshio Tomogane as Detective
- Yûsuke Koike as Detective
- Bengal as Man in Apartment
- Mahito Tsujimura as Kikuchi
- Makoto Kakeda as Pachinko Parlor Employee
- Eitarō Ozawa as Tax Accountant
Crew
- Jūzō Itami · Director
- Jūzō Itami · Writer
- Seigo Hosogoe · Producer
- Yasushi Tamaoki · Producer
- Toshiyuki Honda · Composer
- Yonezô Maeda · Cinematographer
- Akira Suzuki · Editor
- Shûshi Nakamura · Production designer