Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion(1992)
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.
Movie: Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Top 10 Billed Cast
Mahiru Inoue
Suzuki
Kobayashi
Taro Wakasugi
Hotel Man
Iriejima
Ibaki
Hanaoka
Yakuza
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