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      Minbo

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      100% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 69% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Read More Read Less

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      Joey O'Bryan Austin Chronicle Rated: 4.5/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review James Berardinelli ReelViews Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Jae-Ha Kim Jae-Ha Kim In his brilliantly clever "Minbo - Or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion," director-writer Juzu Itami presents the yakuza as nothing more than a bunch of thugs who slip cockroaches into food to blackmail restaurants for hush money. Rated: 4/4 Jul 27, 2023 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse "Minbo or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion" is an exceptional film, both due to the entertainment it offers and for the portrayal of the yakuza, and it is unfortunate that it will be remembered mostly for its consequences. Apr 13, 2020 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 4/5 Sep 29, 2005 Full Review Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette Rated: 3/5 Mar 19, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      David A Satirists will acknowledge that satire has never changed human history one bit - but this is so much more, a hugely entertaining attack on the obscenity of mob rule that goes beyond mockery to become a pragmatic guide for fighting back. Beyond the hilarious portrayals of Yakuza as insidious, crass, moronic dirtbags, we get a heroine who is so beguiling, brilliant and courageous that you can't take your eyes off her - and through her, embedded in the exposition, is everything that the target audience, the Japanese citizenry, need to know about how to combat targeted harassment by Yakuza groups that take advantage of the Japanese tendency to avoid confrontation in order to "gently extort" money by making a scene with implied threats of violence over trivial matters, in order to exploit and bleed dry businesses. Minbo no Onna was so effective that the Yakuza lost their minds, and attacked the director before allegedly killing him. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/13/22 Full Review Audience Member This is a film dealing with a dark theme, the Japanese yakuza. In Hollywood this would be an action-packed thriller, but under Juzo Itami it became a well-paced comedy. Tension is always released periodically through clever conversations or actor' particular actions. The stark contrast of tension-building and comical release several times throughout the movie is most enjoyable. Overall, Minbo no Onna takes a close look at the Japanese yakuza scene without making it too heavy to watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Dass man es bei Minbo mit einem Film von Jūzō Itami zu tun hat, merkt man schon nach wenigen Sekunden. Sein Stil ist unverkennbar und es macht einfach Spaß sich seine hektischen aber zugleich auch sehr coolen Filme anzusehen. Seine Frau und Muse Nobuko Miyamoto sehe ich ebenfalls immer wieder gerne, sie hat einfach eine tolle Ausstrahlung und es ist ein Genuss sie spielen zu sehen. Minbo ist einerseits lustig und unterhaltsam und andererseits gibt es auch viele ernste und bedrückende Momente. Der Film hat Jūzō Itami auf alle Fälle sehr viel gekostet; Die Yakuza fand den Film alles andere als lustig und schon wenige Tage nach dem Kinostart wurde Itami von Mitgliedern der Yakuza angegriffen und niedergestochen. Den Angriff hat er überlebt, doch es gibt nicht wenige Stimmen die behaupten, dass auch der spätere Selbstmord Itamis von der Yakuza "eingeleitet" wurde. Irgendwie hatte ich deshalb den ganzen Film über ein ziemlich ungutes Gefühl in der Magengegend. gute 3/5 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member (***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] Quite funny and quirky. Another impressive and unique film from Itami. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member [b][img]http://graphics8.nytimes.com//images/section/movies/amg/video/cov120/drv500/v520/v520322tcp6.jpg[/img][/b] [b]Somehow this movie is listed as a comedy. Don't really see that (although it has a few moments). It's more of a suspense film about the J-mafia trying to extort money out of this fancy hotel in Japan. It's a fairly entertaining picture. [/b] Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Juzo Itami