Minbo or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)
Director: Jūzō Itami
Actors: Akira Takarada, Nobuko Miyamoto, Shirō Itō, Takehiro Murata, Yasuo Daichi, Yuji Miyake
Country: Japan
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