Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

1992 • Directed by

Jūzō Itami

Comedy, Crime

The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob.

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.