is a 1988 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Juzo Itami. It is the sequel to Itami's 1987 comedy A Taxing Woman. Nobuko Miyamoto plays female government tax investigator Ryoko Itakura. She investigates a religious sect, led by Teppei Onizawa (Rentarō Mikuni), that is suspected of being used for tax evasion. The sect is part of a complex conspiracy involving the yakuza, political corruption, and a prestigious construction project.
Release A Taxing Woman's Return was released in Japan on January 15, 1988 where it was distributed by Toho.
Reception The film won a few Japanese awards. This included the Mainichi Film Concours Best Supporting Actor for Yasuo Daichi (also for Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad) and a Japan Academy Award for Best Editing (Akira Suzuki), who won the award for this film in addition to Ikidomari no Banka: Break Out, Love Bites Back, The Silk Road and Umi e, See You.
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