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Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1994)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Comedy, Crime
Written By:Jūzō Itami
In Theaters:10/19/1994
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Runtime:124 minutes
Studio:TOHO
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