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FUNERAL (EST) ( OSOSHIKI )
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Juzo Itami's breakthrough Japanese film is a black comedy concerning the rivalries and hypocrisies of a contemporary Japanese family which is called to the funeral of their father. Itami deftly satirizes contemporary Japanese mores and idiosyncrasies. Juzo Itami---Japan---1986---112 mins.
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TAMPOPO / DANDELION
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One of the funniest, most enjoyable, satirical comedies is this treasure of a movie the plot of which, loosely, concerns the quest for the perfect Japanese noodle. A mixed-bag of noodle-obsessed men help the heroine of Tampopo run the best noodle restaurant in Tokyo, a plan which involves a lot of hilarious madness. Japanese with English subtitles. Juzo Itami---Japan---1987---114 mins.
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TAXING WOMAN'S RETURN, A
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In this rousing follow-up to his 1987 hit, A Taxing Woman, Juzo Itami brings back his resourceful and charming heroine, tax inspector Ryoko Itakura (described by Vincent Canby of The New York Times as "a far more endearing crime buster than Batman") for another battle of wits against the fat cats and swindlers who thrive in Japan's booming economy. Japanese with Juzo Itami---Japan---1989---127 mins.
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TAXING WOMAN, A
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Juzo Itami's satiric comedy of ambition, greed, and the battle of the sexes. A disarming and dedicated female tax collector meets her match in a millionaire "love hotel" tycoon and tax-evader extraordinaire. Winner of nine Japanese Academy Awards. In Japanese with English subtitles. Juzo Itami---Japan---1987---127 mins.
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