Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
“THE GANGSTER COMEDY THAT SHOOK UP THE JAPANESE MOB.”
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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.
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This film offers a darkly comedic and surprisingly sophisticated look at the Yakuza. It's a witty, stylish caper that plays with expectations, delivering sharp dialogue and a unique, almost academic, approach to organized crime.
wittysatiricalcleveroffbeatsteadyquirky comedyneo-noirdry humorcrimecorruptionsatirebusiness
yakuzaextortionextortionistanti-corruption
