A Taxing Woman
1987 · 127 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 2,359 VOTES · DIR. Jūzō Itami
Overview
Intrepid tax investigator Ryoko Itakura sets her sights on the mysterious and philandering Hideki Gondo, a suspected millionaire and proprietor of a thriving chain of seedy hourly hotels, who has for years succeeded at hiding the true extent of his assets from the Japanese authorities. Itakura and Gondo soon find themselves engaged in a complicated, satirical battle of wits.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,090 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:00 A tax officer shall take all steps necessary for prosecution
00:04:57 Tomorrow.
00:11:08 Three.
00:15:44 It's Kumi!
00:20:55 We must always act like we know everything.
00:24:10 Count it, please.
00:29:35 You can do it. You're 5, a big boy now.
00:34:36 People pay 10 percent for buying receipts, right?
00:39:25 No thanks. I'm on duty.
00:43:29 Ishii? It's me.
00:49:19 Why are you drinking so late? What about your family?
00:53:01 Don't go near the edge of the platform.
00:58:09 The Director is free to see you now.
01:03:04 Hello! I have been expecting you.
01:06:46 Look! Don't you want to search this, too?
01:15:58 President of a Gondo motel.
01:23:24 Now watch.
01:27:57 I'm going to Tokyo November 1st.
01:35:48 But someone might pretend to be a guest to hide things. Right?
01:40:12 Taro!
01:45:11 You got the teapot. That should be enough for you pigs.
01:50:56 I'm a tax auditor.
01:55:06 I can't tell you.
01:59:31 Isn't it about time we stopped all this?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,090
Dialogue density8.6 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line01:59:31
Production Record
DirectorJūzō Itami
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes2,359