Tag: nobuko miyamoto
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Comedy, Episodes, Season 06, Yakuza
Episode #45 – Minbo: The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (ミンボの女)
1992's Minbo is a satire of Japanese criminals trying to strong-arm a hotel. It so angered the real yakuza that they mounted a direct assault on director Juzo Itami. Japanese cinema professor Patrick returns to the show in order to discuss the film's multiple layers and its clever subversiveness.