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. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.5/10 | |
Released: | October 19, 1994 | |
Runtime: | 123 min | |
Genres: | Comedy | |
Companies: | Toho Co. Toho | |
Cast: | Akira Takarada Takehiro Murata Yasuo Daichi Nobuko Miyamoto | |
Crew: | Jûzô Itami | |
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