
A Taxing Woman's Return(1988)
Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a way to expose a fanatical religious cult lead by a corrupt sociopath.


While trying to search for her missing father, Atsuko Moriya meets a group of outcasts that help her. Having only an encrypted disk in her possession and while being chased by unknown people, Atsuko tries to solve the mystery of her family origins.

Noriko Watanabe
Atsuko Moriya

Masato Furuoya
Kazuo Takara
Chiaki Matsubara
Rika

Toshinori Omi
Shota Watakabe

Hakuryu
Cho

Haruhiko Saito
Yoichi Moriya

Akihiro Shimizu
Moeko Nagayama
Yuji Konno

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Morio Nagayama
Someday, Someone Will Be Killed is a comedy, drama, mystery film released in 1984. Directed by Yōichi Sai, it stars Noriko Watanabe, Masato Furuoya, Chiaki Matsubara. While trying to search for her missing father, Atsuko Moriya meets a group of outcasts that help her. Having only an encrypted disk in her possession and while being chased by unknown people, Atsuko tries to solve the mystery of her family origins.
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