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Minbo (ミンボーの女, Minbō no Onna) is a 1992 Japanese film by filmmaker Juzo Itami. It is also known by the titles Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, The Gangster's Moll and The Anti-Extortion Woman. The film was widely popular in Japan and a critical success internationally.
Oct 19, 1994 · Minbo is a 1992 film by Jûzô Itami, who was attacked by yakuza for his portrayal of them as bullies. The film follows a lawyer who teaches a hotel staff to fight back against yakuza threats.
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- 1994-10-19
Feb 2, 2021 · 1992's Minbo is a satire of Japanese criminals trying to strong-arm a hotel. It so angered the real yakuza that they mounted a direct assault on director Juzo Itami. Japanese...
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Without context, Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion seemed like a goofy satire, especially when the silly trumpet score pops up, and unfortunate hotel employees Suzuki and Wakasugi flounder around trying to solve the hotel’s yakuza problem on their own.
Feb 6, 2020 · “Minbo or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion” is an exceptional film, both due to the entertainment it offers and for the portrayal of the yakuza, and it is unfortunate that it will be remembered mostly for its consequences.
Minbo is Juzo Itami's most outrageous and entertaining film to date. Known as one of Japan's finest directors and one of its harshest social critics, Itami (who died, sadly, in 1997) took the yakuza head on in Minbo and produced a biting satire that packs more punch than a Jackie Chan double feature.
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In his brilliantly clever "Minbo - Or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion," director-writer Juzu Itami presents the yakuza as nothing more than a bunch of thugs who slip cockroaches into food to...
