| A Taxing Woman's Return | |
| Director: | Juzo Itami |
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| Screenplay: | Juzo Itami |
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| Music: | Toshiyuki Honda |
| Cinematography: | Yonezo Maeda |
| Editing: | Akira Katsura |
| Studio: | Itami Production |
| Distributor: | Toho |
| Runtime: | 128 minutes |
| Country: | Japan |
is a 1988 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Juzo Itami. It is the sequel to Itami's 1987 comedy A Taxing Woman. 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.[1]
A Taxing Woman's Return was released in Japan on January 15, 1988 where it was distributed by Toho.
The film won a few Japanese awards. This included the Mainichi Film Concours Best Supporting Actor for Yasuo Daichi (also for Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad) 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.