A Taxing Woman

1987 film by Jūzō Itami
Movie film Q1054656
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A Taxing Woman

Summary

A Taxing Woman is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (393 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Taxing Woman received the Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year[3].
  • A Taxing Woman received the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role[4].
  • A Taxing Woman received the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role[5].
  • A Taxing Woman received the Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year[6].
  • A Taxing Woman received the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year[7].
  • A Taxing Woman's instance of is recorded as film[8].
  • A Taxing Woman was directed by Jūzō Itami[9].
  • Jūzō Itami wrote the screenplay for A Taxing Woman[10].
  • A Taxing Woman's composer is recorded as Toshiyuki Honda[11].
  • A Taxing Woman's genre is comedy film[12].
  • A Taxing Woman was followed by A Taxing Woman's Return[13].
  • A cast member of A Taxing Woman was Nobuko Miyamoto[14].
  • A cast member of A Taxing Woman was Tsutomu Yamazaki[15].
  • A cast member of A Taxing Woman was Masahiko Tsugawa[16].
  • A cast member of A Taxing Woman was Yasuo Daichi[17].
  • A cast member of A Taxing Woman was Hideo Murota[18].
  • A cast member of A Taxing Woman was Kiriko Shimizu[19].
  • A cast member of A Taxing Woman was Shinsuke Ashida[20].
  • A cast member of A Taxing Woman was Kazuyo Matsui[21].
  • A Taxing Woman's director of photography is recorded as Yonezō Maeda[22].
  • The original language of A Taxing Woman was Japanese[23].
  • A Taxing Woman's review score is recorded as 75%[24].
  • A Taxing Woman's review score is recorded as 7.3/10[25].
  • A Taxing Woman's color is recorded as color[26].
  • A Taxing Woman's country of origin is recorded as Japan[27].

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Authorship and Creation

A Taxing Woman was directed by Jūzō Itami[9]. Jūzō Itami wrote the screenplay for it[10]. Cast members include Nobuko Miyamoto[14], Tsutomu Yamazaki[15], Masahiko Tsugawa[16], Yasuo Daichi[17], Hideo Murota[18], and Kiriko Shimizu[19].

Publication

A Taxing Woman was released on February 7, 1987[28]. The original language of it was Japanese[23]. Its genre is comedy film[12].

Reception

Awards received include Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year[3], a class of award[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1978[31]; Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role[4], an award for best leading actress[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1978[34]; Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role[5], an award for best leading actor[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1978[37]; Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year[6], a class of award[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1978[40]; and Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year[7], a class of award[41], in Japan[42], founded in 1978[43]. Reviews include 75%[24] and 7.3/10[25].

Adaptations and Inspiration

A Taxing Woman was followed by A Taxing Woman's Return[13].

Why It Matters

A Taxing Woman ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (393 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

What awards did A Taxing Woman receive?

Honors received include Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year[3], Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role[4], Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role[5], and Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year[6].

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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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