Japan Synopsis
マルサの女
“He has a Yen for her, but he won't tell her where it's hidden…”
Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor of a thriving chain of seedy hourly hotels, who has for years succeeded at hiding the true extent of his assets from the Japanese authorities. Itakura and Gondo soon find themselves engaged in a complicated, satirical battle of wits.
The 1986–1988 Japan Window
99 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. A Taxing Woman sits at position #53.
#1Legend of the Galactic Heroes
★ 9.0 · 1988
#2The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
★ 8.6 · 1986
#3Silver Fang
★ 8.6 · 1986
#4Grave of the Fireflies
★ 8.5 · 1988
#5Saint Seiya
★ 8.5 · 1986
#6The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
★ 8.3 · 1986
#7Dragon Ball
★ 8.2 · 1986
#8My Neighbor Totoro
★ 8.1 · 1988
Other Titles From New Century Producers
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Taxing Woman premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,795 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #943 of 1,411 (top 67%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | New Century Producers, Itami Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 7m |
| Release Date | February 7, 1987 |
| IMDb | tt0093502 |