The yakuza threatened to kill Itami for this film. This doc shows him laughing in their faces.
A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Minbo no Onna" a.k.a. "Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion".
Direction
Itami's on-set energy: chaotic genius who treats yakuza like bad improv partners.
Production
Real yakuza pressure shadowing every creative decision.
Director
Toshiro Uratani
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Minbo directly inspired Japan's 1991 anti-yakuza laws; this doc captures the moment satire became legislation.
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