Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
1992, Japanese. Directed by Jūzō Itami.
The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob.
An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get a contract for a meeting of important foreign officials.
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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- Released
- 16 May 1992
- Original title
- ミンボーの女
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Jūzō Itami
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Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion runs 124 minutes (2h 4m).
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Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion?
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992) was directed by Jūzō Itami and stars Nobuko Miyamoto, Yasuo Daichi, Akira Takarada.