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 plays female government tax investigator Ryoko Itakura. She investigates a religious sect, led by Teppei Onizawa ( Rentarō Mikuni), that is suspected of being used for tax evasion. The sect is part of a complex conspiracy involving the yakuza, 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 Toho.

Reception

The film won a few Japanese awards. This included the

Mainichi Film Concours The are a series of annual film awards, sponsored by Mainichi Shinbun (毎日新聞), one of the largest newspaper companies in Japan, since 1946. It is the first film festival in Japan. History The origins of the contest date back to 1935, ...

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 * Won: Best Actress - Narumi Yasuda is a Japanese actress. She won the award f ...

'') and a Japanese Academy Awards for Best Editing (Akira Suzuki) who won the award for this film and '' Brake Out, Love Bites Back'' and '' The Silk Road''.

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