Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

Gangsters meet their match in a hotel. A lawyer is hired to handle Yakuza issues. It mostly succeeds at being amusing.

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Jūzō Itami directed Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion in 1992. See Jūzō Itami's full filmography, where to start with Jūzō Itami, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jūzō Itami.

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion was released in 1992 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 124 minutes.