yoko Itakura returns as the government tax agent willing to tackle the toughest cases. This time she takes on a fanatical but lucrative religious cult run by a vile lecher.

Juzo Itami - (1988) A Taxing Woman's Return.mkv

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Runtime: 	2 h 8 min
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https://nitro.download/view/E88E483BE4475F5/Juzo_Itami_-_(1988)_A_Taxing_Woman’s_Return.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

The post Jûzô Itami – Marusa no onna 2 AKA A Taxing Woman’s Return (1988) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Quote:
The tale of an eccentric band of culinary ronin who guide the widow of a noodle-shop owner on her quest for the perfect recipe, this rapturous “ramen western” by Japanese director Juzo Itami is an entertaining, genre-bending adventure underpinned by a deft satire of the way social conventions distort the most natural of human urges—our appetites. Interspersing the efforts of Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto) and friends to make her café a success with the erotic exploits of a gastronome gangster and glimpses of food culture both high and low, the sweet, sexy, and surreal Tampopo is a lavishly inclusive paean to the sensual joys of nourishment, and one of the most mouthwatering examples of food on film ever made.

Juzo Itami - (1985) Tampopo.mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 54 min
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https://nitro.download/view/4F75B9A65D721DA/Juzo_Itami_-_(1985)_Tampopo.mkv

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English

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Synopsis:
Ace tax investigator Ryoko Itakura (Nobuko Miyamoto) sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo (Tsutomu Yamazaki), a suspected millionaire who owns a thriving chain of seedy hourly hotels. For years, Gondo has succeeded at hiding the true extent of his assets from the Japanese authorities. As the government investigation progresses, Itakura and Gondo find themselves locked in a battle of wits — one further complicated by their growing affections for each other.

2.96GB | 2h 07m | 770×576 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/D10C759BECC94AE/A_Taxing_Woman_(1987)_–_Juzo_Itami.mkv
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https://nitro.download/view/8C060B7B526363F/A_Taxing_Woman_(1987)_–_Juzo_Itami.part1.rar
https://nitro.download/view/32E530F6DFCE56D/A_Taxing_Woman_(1987)_–_Juzo_Itami.part2.rar
https://nitro.download/view/2D6F89C643AD149/A_Taxing_Woman_(1987)_–_Juzo_Itami.part3.rar

Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:English,Japanese (muxed)

The post Jûzô Itami – Marusa no onna AKA A Taxing Woman (1987) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Synopsis:
Following the release of his Minbo No Onna — less a film than a textbook on how to extricate oneself from yakuza harassment — veteran director Juzo Itami was attacked and almost killed by the mob for his effort. In this crime-comedy, he voices his outrage at the attack, which he viewed as an attack on his right for self-expression. The film centers on Hiwako (played, as always, by Itami’s wife, Nobuko Miyamoto), a grand dame of the stage who witnesses a murder while exercising on a lonely country road. The victim turns out to be a lawyer who was snooping around in a shadowy cult clearly modeled on the subway-gassing sect Aum Shinrikyo. Hiwako manages to get a good look at the perpetrator’s face and identifies him as a cult member. Later, she volunteers to testify in court. Hiwako also makes the mistake of informing the media of her plans, which of course alerts the cult — making her a marked woman. Accordingly, a pair of cops are assigned to protect her: overly perky Chikamatsu (Takehiro Murata) who is a major fan of Hiwako’s, and the strong but silent Tachibana (Masahiko Nishimura), who is not. Considering the bodyguard duo as unwanted intrusion, Hiwako resumes her live as a spoiled diva and continues to see her secret lover (Masahiko Tsugawa). Then the cult starts to play hard ball; her secret liaison is suddenly splashed on every tabloid in the land, followed by threats on her life. Marutai No Onna proved to be the last film of Itami’s long and checkered career, he died of an apparent suicide in the winter of 1997.
— Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

2.63GB | 2h 11mn | 1024×556 | mkv

https://nitroflare.com/view/85F275B752BB797/Marutai.no.onna.AKA.Woman.in.Witness.Protection.1997.576p.BluRay.AAC.x264.mkv

Language:Japanese
Subtitles:English, Japanese (muxed)

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