Minbo

Minbo , Minb no Onna? is a 1992 Japanese film by filmmaker Juzo Itami. It is also known by the titles Minbo the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, The Gangsters Moll and The AntiExtortion Woman. The film was widely popular in Japan and a critical success internationally. It satirizes the yakuza, who retaliated for their portrayal in the film by assaulting the director.

The yakuza, who prefer to think of themselves as something akin to modernday samurai, were angered by their portrayal in Minbo as common thugs and bullies. Three knifewielding members of the Gotogumi yakuza gang attacked director Juzo Itami near his home on May 22, 1992, six days after the movie opened. Itami was beaten and had his face slashed. The brutality of the attack, combined with Itamis popularity and the success of Minbo, led to a public outcry and a government crackdown against yakuza activity.citation needed Itamis 1997 death is alleged to have been murder disguised as suicide, carried out to prevent him from making a further film about the Yakuza.

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