Wasabi (2001)
Wasabi (2001)
For those who take their action raw.
Hubert is a French policeman with very sharp methods. After being forced to take 2 months off by his boss, who doesn't share his view on working methods, he goes back to Japan, where he used to work 19 years ago, to settle the probate of his girlfriend who left him shortly after marriage without a trace.

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Cast

Jean Reno Jean Reno As: Hubert Fiorentini
Ryoko Hirosue Ryoko Hirosue As: Yumi Yoshimido
Michel Muller Michel Muller As: Maurice 'Momo'
Carole Bouquet Carole Bouquet As: Sofia
Yoshi Oida Yoshi Oida As: Takanawa 'Zébra'
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Storyline

Hubert is a French policeman with very sharp methods. After being forced to take 2 months off by his boss, who doesn't share his view on working methods, he goes back to Japan, where he used to work 19 years ago, to settle the probate of his girlfriend who left him shortly after marriage without a trace.


Tagline: For those who take their action raw.
Certification: 15

Details

Genres: Drama, Action, Comedy

Language: 日本語, Français

Release Date: 31 October 2001

Country: JP, FR

Runtime: 94m

Company Credits

Company: Canal+, TF1 Films Production, Tobis, Destiny, EuropaCorp, Victor Company of Japan (JVC), Samitose Productions

Budget: $15,300,000

Revenue: $10,366,360

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Cast

Jean Reno

Jean Reno

Hubert Fiorentini

Ryoko Hirosue

Ryoko Hirosue

Yumi Yoshimido

Michel Muller

Michel Muller

Maurice 'Momo'

Carole Bouquet

Carole Bouquet

Sofia

Yoshi Oida

Yoshi Oida

Takanawa 'Zébra'

Christian Sinniger

Christian Sinniger

'Le Squale'

Alexandre Brik

Alexandre Brik

Irène

Jean-Marc Montalto

Jean-Marc Montalto

Olivier

Véronique Balme

Véronique Balme

Betty

Fabio Zenoni

Fabio Zenoni

Josy

Haruhiko Hirata

Haruhiko Hirata

Ishibashi

Michel Scourneau

Michel Scourneau

Van Eyck

Jacques Bondoux

Jacques Bondoux

Del Rio

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Ryuichi

Osamu Tsuruya

Osamu Tsuruya

Customs officer

Akihiro Nishida

Akihiro Nishida

Customs officer

Anthony Decadi

Anthony Decadi

Son of the Prefect

Yan Epstein

Yan Epstein

Jean Baptiste 2

Ludovic Berthillot

Ludovic Berthillot

Jean Baptiste 1

Elodie Frenck

Elodie Frenck

Secretary of the Banque de la Trinité

Dorothée Brière

Dorothée Brière

Air stewardess

Stefan Nelet

Stefan Nelet

Young banker

Karine Stoffer

Karine Stoffer

Dancer

Yuki Sakai

Yuki Sakai

Miko Kobayashi

Massaro Nagahishi

Massaro Nagahishi

Plane commissioner

Makiko Kishi

Makiko Kishi

Ishibashi's secretary

Kinshiro Oyama

Kinshiro Oyama

Japanese Commissioner

Hiroko Maki

Hiroko Maki

Atsuko Nakano

Tomo Fukui

Tomo Fukui

Receptionist

Kazumasa Seki

Kazumasa Seki

Katana Guard

Seiji Mori

Seiji Mori

Katana Guard

Tenmei Basara

Tenmei Basara

Golf bodyguard

Kei Kagaya

Kei Kagaya

Man in black

Toshihiro Ogura

Toshihiro Ogura

Man in black

Kiyoshi Iwata

Kiyoshi Iwata

Man in black

Tooru Edomatsu

Tooru Edomatsu

Man in black

Hiroshi Urushiyama

Hiroshi Urushiyama

Man in black

Takahashi Kazuoki

Takahashi Kazuoki

Man with glasses

Hiroyuki Ootsuki

Hiroyuki Ootsuki

Man with glasses

Shunsuke Itô

Shunsuke Itô

Lukas Delcourt

Lukas Delcourt

Clubber (uncredited)

Eric Moreau

Eric Moreau

Extra (uncredited)

Tsukasa Kadota

Tsukasa Kadota

Policeman (uncredited)

Yuji Yamashita

Yuji Yamashita

Rebel (uncredited)

Junko Murakami

Junko Murakami

Miko Kobayashi (voice) (uncredited)

Directed By

Gérard Krawczyk

Gérard Krawczyk

Director

Nathalie Alquier

Nathalie Alquier

Script Supervisor

Fabien Vergez

Fabien Vergez

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Luc Besson

Luc Besson

Screenplay

Production Crew

Luc Besson

Luc Besson

Producer

Swan Pham

Swan Pham

Casting

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Agnès Falque

Agnès Falque

Costume Design

Karina Gruais

Karina Gruais

Key Makeup Artist

Sound

Julien Schultheis

Julien Schultheis

Original Music Composer

Éric Serra

Éric Serra

Original Music Composer

Didier Lozahic

Didier Lozahic

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ken Yasumoto

Ken Yasumoto

Supervising Sound Editor

François-Joseph Hors

François-Joseph Hors

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

Philippe Hubin

Philippe Hubin

Special Effects Supervisor

Alain Carsoux

Alain Carsoux

Visual Effects Supervisor

Camera

Gérard Sterin

Gérard Sterin

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Jacques Bufnoir

Jacques Bufnoir

Production Design

Jean-Jacques Gernolle

Jean-Jacques Gernolle

Production Design

Other Crew

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