Minbo_
"The gangster comedy that shook up the Japanese mob."
An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get a contract for a meeting of important foreign officials.
Starring
Nobuko Miyamoto, Yasuo Daichi, Akira Takarada
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
Prime Video
2 countries
DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Year context
Minbo was released 34 years ago in 1992.
Overview
An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get ...
Minbo is a Comedy, Crime film with a runtime of 2h 4m.
CAST (18)
Nobuko Miyamoto
Mahiru Inoue
Yasuo Daichi
Suzuki
Akira Takarada
Kobayashi
Takehiro Murata
Taro Wakasugi
Yuji Miyake
Hotel Man
Shirō Itō
Iriejima
Akira Nakao
Ibaki
Hōsei Komatsu
Hanaoka
Toshiro Yanagiba
Yakuza
AT
Akio Tanaka
Yakuza Boss
Kōji Sekiyama
Yakuza Boss
Guts Ishimatsu
Yakuza
Tetsu Watanabe
Akechi
Shigeru Yazaki
Judge
Masahiko Tsugawa
Foreign Office Eugene
Hideji Ōtaki
Hotel General Manager
Noboru Mitani
Gang Boss
Minako Ogawa
President's secretary
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Minbo about?
An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get a contract for a meeting of important foreign officials.
How long is Minbo?
Minbo has a runtime of 124 minutes (2h 4m).
Who stars in Minbo?
The cast of Minbo includes Nobuko Miyamoto, Yasuo Daichi, Akira Takarada, Takehiro Murata, Yuji Miyake.
What is the rating of Minbo?
Minbo has a rating of 6.7 out of 10 based on 22 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Comedy
Crime