Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

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

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Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

Released: May 16, 1992

Runtime: 2h 3m

Rating: ⭐ 6.7 / 10

Comedy Crime

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.

Top Billed Cast

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto

Mahiru Inoue

Yasuo Daichi

Yasuo Daichi

Suzuki

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Kobayashi

Takehiro Murata

Takehiro Murata

Taro Wakasugi

Yuji Miyake

Yuji Miyake

Hotel Man

Shirō Itō

Shirō Itō

Iriejima

Akira Nakao

Akira Nakao

Ibaki

Hōsei Komatsu

Hōsei Komatsu

Hanaoka

Toshiro Yanagiba

Toshiro Yanagiba

Yakuza

Akio Tanaka

Akio Tanaka

Yakuza Boss