is a 1988 Japanese comedy film written and directed by

Juzo Itami , born , was a Japanese actor, screenwriter and film director. He directed eleven films (one short and ten features), all of which he wrote himself. Early life Itami was born Yoshihiro Ikeuchi in Kyoto. The name Itami was passed on from his fath ...

. It is the sequel to Itami's 1987 comedy ''

A Taxing Woman is a 1987 Japanese film written and directed by Juzo Itami. It won numerous awards, including six major Japanese Academy awards. The title character of the film, played by Nobuko Miyamoto, is a tax investigator for the Japanese National Tax Age ...

''.

Nobuko Miyamoto is a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director Juzo Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films. She has been nominated for eight Best Actress Japanese ...

plays female government tax investigator Ryoko Itakura. She investigates a

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, led by Teppei Onizawa (

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), that is suspected of being used for tax evasion. The sect is part of a complex conspiracy involving the

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, 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

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Reception

The film won a few Japanese awards. This included the

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Best Supporting Actor for Yasuo Daichi (also for ''

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad is a 1988 episodic Japanese film directed by Eriko Watanabe, Tetsuya Nakashima, Takahito Hara and Yukihiko Tsutsumi. Awards and nominations 13th Hochi Film Award The are film-specific prizes awarded by the '' Hochi Shimbun''. Categories ...

'') and a

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for Best Editing (Akira Suzuki) who won the award for this film and ''

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'' and ''

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* * 1988 films Films directed by Jūzō Itami 1988 comedy films 1980s Japanese films {{1980s-Japan-film-stub