Marusa no onna (1987)

Voti degli utenti:

7.3/10   

Regista:

Juzo Itami

Sceneggiatore:

Juzo Itami (writer)

Data di uscita:

giugno 1988 (USA)

Genere:

Comedy

Slogan:

He has a Yen for her, but he won't tell her where it's hidden... [USA Theatrical]

Plot:

Ryoko Itakura is a government tax agent who has just landed a big promotion. Her first assignment is to catch wheeler-dealer Hideki Gondo...

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Tax Collector | Sex | Japanese | Japan

Premi:

22 wins & 3 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

good rather than great, but well worth watching if you're interested

Cast

Nobuko Miyamoto	...	Ryoko Itakura, Tax Inspector
Tsutomu Yamazaki	...	Hideki Gondo
Masahiko Tsugawa	...	Hanamura
Shinsuke Ashida	...	Ninagawa
Mariko Okada	...	Mitsuko Sugiura
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
Moeko Ezawa	...	Gondo's Mistress
Mach Fumiake
Shirô Itô	...	Owner of a game center
Yoshihiro Kato	...	Yamada
Hideo Murota	...	Ishii, Motel President
Hideji Otaki	...	Tsuyuguchi, Tax Office Manager
Eitarô Ozawa	...	A tax accountant
Kiriko Shimizu	...	Kazue Kenmochi
Tokuko Sugiyama	...	Wife Of A Grocery Store Owner
Jôtarô Watanabe

Alias:

A Taxing Woman (USA)

Durata:

127 min

Nazionalità:

Japan

Lingua:

Giapponese

Colore:

Colore

Sonoro:

Dolby

Divieti:

Australia:M | Sweden:11

Company:

Itami Films

Citazioni:

Hideki Gondo: To save money, you don't spend it. It's as simple as that. You give maybe $100 at a funeral, $200 at a wedding. That's not good. A million is nothing if you spend it. But even $100 is yours if you save it. Say you're trying to fill a glass with dripping water. When it's half-full, you're thirsty, so you drink. But that's stupid. Wait until it's full. But still don't drink. Wait 'til it brims over and lick it. That way you save the water and drink.

Movie Connections:

Spin off Marusa no onna (1989) (VG)

good rather than great, but well worth watching if you're interested

I watched this movie with a friend from Japan who had a very high opinion it. I must say it was helpful to have her watching the movie with us (in our college dorm), however, because she explained a number of things about Japanese tax code and evasion as well as the Japanese mafia that made the plot (and politics) of the story much easier to follow. Aside from potential confusion in that area, I must say that I enjoyed the movie. Yes, there is sex, suspense, and the mafia, but don't expect it to flow like a mindless crime thriller (read: it isn't mindless, and it isn't non-stop action). It is about a tax woman, after all--the only woman amongst her coworkers. The characters are interesting and the story keeps you thinking. A smart movie with a few things to say along the way. Overall, I thought it was a good, but not great, movie. However, if you like this genre in general, you might enjoy it more than I did.