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A Taxing Woman's Return
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Wikipedia article
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| director = Juzo Itami
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| screenplay = Juzo Itami
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| music = Toshiyuki Honda
| cinematography = Yonezo Maeda
| editing = Akira Katsura
| studio = Itami Production
| distributor = Toho
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| runtime = 128 minutes
| country = Japan
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is a 1988 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Juzo Itami. It is the sequel to Itami's 1987 comedy 'A Taxing Woman'. Nobuko Miyamoto plays female government tax investigator Ryoko Itakura. She investigates a religious sect, led by Teppei Onizawa (Rentar Mikuni), that is suspected of being used for tax evasion. The sect is part of a complex conspiracy involving the yakuza, political corruption, and a prestigious construction project.
Release
'A Taxing Woman's Return' was released in Japan on January 15, 1988 where it was distributed by Toho.
Reception
The film won a few Japanese awards. This included the Mainichi Film Concours Best Supporting Actor for Yasuo Daichi (also for 'Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad') and a Japanese Academy Awards for Best Editing (Akira Suzuki) who won the award for this film and 'Brake Out, Love Bites Back' and 'The Silk Road'.
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