A Taxing Woman's Return

A TAXING WOMAN'S RETURN picks up where the previous film left off, with plucky female tax collector Nobuko Miyamoto once again leading the charge against wily Japanese tax cheats. This time out, she tries to untangle a complicated web of conspiracy involving a powerful politician, greedy real estate speculators, gangsters, and a wealthy religious cult. With THE FUNERAL and TAMPOPO, director Juzo Itami established himself as a vital talent whose lively, funny, and unorthodox films brought new excitement to the Japanese cinema. Even more obsessed with the intricate details of shady financial dealings than its original, A TAXING WOMAN'S RETURN spends most of its runni...