Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)
A grand old Japanese hotel is trying to get a prestigious contract as the site of a summit meeting of important foreign officials. Unfortunately, this hotel is quite popular with the Yakuza (Japanese gangsters) and is a favorite target of theirs for extortion. They employ a variety of schemes to con the hotel out of ‘hush-money.’ The hotel needs to rid itself of the Yakuza and finally begins to fight back by hiring Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer who is an expert at dealing with these criminals on their own terms. This film by Juzo Itami combines action with farce, as an all-out war ensues. Written by Tad Dibbern
Director: Juzo Itami
Actors: Akio Tanaka, Akira Nakao, Akira Takarada, Hôsei Komatsu, Nobuko Miyamoto, Shirô Itô, Takehiro Murata, Toshirō Yanagiba, Yasuo Daichi, Yuji Miyaji