"A Taxing Woman"
1988
Directed by Juzo Itami

Juzo Itami's satiric comedy of ambition, greed and the battle of the sexes. The furiously witty tale of Ryoko, Tokyo's hardest working female tax inspector whose skills of detection and deception are matched only by a businessman who is interested in her for more than just his bank balance.  Winner of nine Japanese Academy Awards including "Best Picture", "Best Director", "Best Actor" and "Best Actress".  Color, Japanese with English subtitles.  127 minutes.