Marusa no onna (1987)

Note Générale:

7,3/10   

Réalisateur:

Juzo Itami

Scénariste:

Juzo Itami (writer)

Date de sortie:

juin 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Crime

Accroche:

He has a Yen for her, but he won't tell her where it's hidden... [USA Theatrical]

Intrigue:

Ryoko Itakura is a government tax agent who has just landed a big promotion. Her first assignment is to catch wheeler-dealer Hideki Gondo...

Plot Keywords:

Tax Evasion | Japan | Female Nudity | Yakuza | Tax Collector

Récompenses:

22 wins & 4 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Mediocre at best

Ensemble

Nobuko Miyamoto	...	Ryôko Itakura
Tsutomu Yamazaki	...	Hideki Gondô
Masahiko Tsugawa	...	Hanamura
Yasuo Daichi	...	Ijûin
Kinzoh Sakura	...	Kaneko (as Kinzô Sakura)
Hajime Asô	...	Himeda
Kiriko Shimizu	...	Kazue Kenmochi
Kazuyo Matsui	...	Kumi Torikai
Hideo Murota	...	Jûkichi Ishii
Machiko Watanabe	...	Kangofu
Shôtarô Takeuchi	...	Rihei Hakamada
Mitsuhiko Kiyohisa	...	Gondô no Untenshu
Akira Shioji	...	Fudôsan'ya
Kôichi Ueda	...	Ninagawa no Fukushin
Yuusuke Nagumo	...	Ninagawa no Kobun (as Yûsuke Nagumo)

Autre(s) titre(s):

A Taxing Woman (USA)

Durée:

127 min

Pays:

Japan

Langue:

Japonais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,33 : 1

Son:

Dolby

Classification:

Australia:M | Sweden:11

Société:

New Century Producers

Guillemet:

Hideki Gondo: To save money, you don't spend it. It's as simple as that. You give maybe $100 at a funeral, $200 at a wedding. That's not good. A million is nothing if you spend it. But even $100 is yours if you save it. Say you're trying to fill a glass with dripping water. When it's half-full, you're thirsty, so you drink. But that's stupid. Wait until it's full. But still don't drink. Wait 'til it brims over and lick it. That way you save the water and drink.

Connexions:

figure dans Marusa no onna wo marusa suru (1987) (V)

Mediocre at best

This is not a pinnacle in Itami's career. The movie has an interesting premise but seems to think character development can be entirely replaced with gratuitous nudity. The humor is weak, and Miyamoto's performance is weak compared to Tampopo. Yamazaki is very good as the sleazeball tax evader though. A Taxing Woman is light entertainment at best, and not even particularly good at that. Disappointing coming from Itami.