A Taxing Woman Details

A Taxing Woman

A Taxing Woman is the subtly hilarious tale of Ryoko, Tokyo's hardest working female tax inspector. The ruthless diligence of this innocent looking heroine is matched only by the intricate deceptions of Gondo, tax cheat extraordinaire. When Ryoko chances on one of Tokyo's busiest "love hotels," owned by Gondo, she realizes what a goldmine she has stumbled upon. Ryoko's attempt to audit Gondo is thwarted by his hilarious evasive maneuvers. Against a backdrop of stake-outs, searches and a spectacular raid, the two adversaries act out a madcap game of cat and mouse. The taxing woman and her clever prey test their respective skills of detection and deception in a scenario playfully complicated by stirring of mutual sexual attraction. The internationally acclaimed team of Nobuko Miyamoto and Tsutomu Yamazaki (stars of Tampopo and The Funeral) give performances in the best tradition of romantic farce, reminiscent of vintage Tracy and Hepburn.

Starring	Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masahiko Tsugawa, Shinsuke Ashida, Mariko Okada, Moeko Ezawa, Hideji Otaki, Shirô Itô, Kiriko Shimizu, Mach Fumiake, Hideo Murota, Eitarô Ozawa, Tokuko Sugiyama, Yoshihiro Kato
Director	Juzo Itami
Studio	Fox Lorber
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 7 mins
Certificate
Genres	Comedy, World Cinema
Language	DVD: Japanese
Released	Production year: 1987 To Rent: DVD: not available