Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob.

1992 2h 4mDir. Jūzō Itami
6.8/ 10
ComedyCrime

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.

Where to Watch

Stream

Criterion ChannelCriterion Channel
Watch Trailer

Cast & Crew

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

A

Akio Tanaka

Yakuza Boss

Kōji Sekiyama

Kōji Sekiyama

Yakuza Boss

Guts Ishimatsu

Guts Ishimatsu

Yakuza

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

Akechi

Shigeru Yazaki

Shigeru Yazaki

Judge

Masahiko Tsugawa

Masahiko Tsugawa

Foreign Office Eugene

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Hotel General Manager

Noboru Mitani

Noboru Mitani

Gang Boss

Minako Ogawa

Minako Ogawa

President's secretary

More Like This

Similar films

Buddy Buddy
6.2

Buddy Buddy

Johnny Dangerously
6.3

Johnny Dangerously

Tokyo Drifter
7.1

Tokyo Drifter

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen
6.2

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen

Welcome to Collinwood
6.1

Welcome to Collinwood

Tough Guys
6.0

Tough Guys

Lupin the 3rd
6.0

Lupin the 3rd

Bandits
6.3

Bandits

Batman vs. Two-Face
6.3

Batman vs. Two-Face

Batman and Harley Quinn
6.2

Batman and Harley Quinn

The Ladykillers
7.3

The Ladykillers

High Heels and Low Lifes
6.1

High Heels and Low Lifes

Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
7.1

Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom

Mystery Train
7.3

Mystery Train

How to Rob a Bank
5.8

How to Rob a Bank

Now ShowingDiscoverMoviesSocialSettings