Fear and Trembling (2003)
Fear and Trembling (2003)
Amélie, a young Belgian woman, having spent her childhood in Japan, decides to return to live there and tries to integrate in the Japanese society. She is determined to be a "real Japanese" before her year contract runs out, though it precisely this determination that is incompatable with Japanese humility. Though she is hired for a choice position as a translator at an import/export firm, her inability to understand Japanese cultural norms results in increasingly humiliating demotions. Though Amelie secretly adulates her, her immediate supervisor takes sadistic pleasure in belittling her all along. She finally manages to break Amelie's will by making her the bathroom attendant, and is delighted when Amelie tells her the she will not renew her contract. Amelie realizes that she is finally a real Japanese when she enters the company president's office "with fear and trembling," which could only be possible because her determination was broken by Miss Fubuki's systematic torture.

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Cast

Sylvie Testud Sylvie Testud As: Amélie
Kaori Tsuji Kaori Tsuji As: Fubuki
Bison Katayama Bison Katayama As: Monsieur Omochi
Tarô Suwa Tarô Suwa As: Monsieur Saito
Yasunari Kondo Yasunari Kondo As: Monsieur Tenshi
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Storyline

Amélie, a young Belgian woman, having spent her childhood in Japan, decides to return to live there and tries to integrate in the Japanese society. She is determined to be a "real Japanese" before her year contract runs out, though it precisely this determination that is incompatable with Japanese humility. Though she is hired for a choice position as a translator at an import/export firm, her inability to understand Japanese cultural norms results in increasingly humiliating demotions. Though Amelie secretly adulates her, her immediate supervisor takes sadistic pleasure in belittling her all along. She finally manages to break Amelie's will by making her the bathroom attendant, and is delighted when Amelie tells her the she will not renew her contract. Amelie realizes that she is finally a real Japanese when she enters the company president's office "with fear and trembling," which could only be possible because her determination was broken by Miss Fubuki's systematic torture.


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Certification: 12

Details

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Language: Français, 日本語

Release Date: 12 March 2003

Country: JP, FR

Runtime: 107m

Company Credits

Company: Les Films Alain Sarde

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Cast

Sylvie Testud

Sylvie Testud

Amélie

Kaori Tsuji

Kaori Tsuji

Fubuki

Bison Katayama

Bison Katayama

Monsieur Omochi

Tarô Suwa

Tarô Suwa

Monsieur Saito

Yasunari Kondo

Yasunari Kondo

Monsieur Tenshi

Sokyu Fujita

Sokyu Fujita

Monsieur Haneda

Gen Shimaoka

Gen Shimaoka

Monsieur Unaji

Heileigh Gomes

Heileigh Gomes

Amélie enfant

Eri Sakai

Eri Sakai

Fubuki enfant

Directed By

Alain Corneau

Alain Corneau

Director

Mathieu Partay

Mathieu Partay

Second Assistant Director

Hideki Tomita

Hideki Tomita

Assistant Director

Vincent Trintignant

Vincent Trintignant

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Alain Sarde

Alain Sarde

Producer

Christine Gozlan

Christine Gozlan

Executive Producer

Kenzo Horikoshi

Kenzo Horikoshi

Executive Producer

Frédéric Blum

Frédéric Blum

Production Manager

Olivier Chiavassa

Olivier Chiavassa

Production Director

Martine Vergnes

Martine Vergnes

Unit Production Manager

Rodolphe Viémont

Rodolphe Viémont

Unit Manager

Laure Blaess

Laure Blaess

Production Accountant

Mitsuko Jurgenson

Mitsuko Jurgenson

Production Assistant

Edited By

Thierry Derocles

Thierry Derocles

Editor

Thomas Gilson

Thomas Gilson

Assistant Editor

Aude Humblet

Aude Humblet

Colorist

Sylvie Petat

Sylvie Petat

Assistant Editor

Gerard Savary

Gerard Savary

Color Grading

Costume and Makeup

Sophie Benaiche

Sophie Benaiche

Key Makeup Artist

Michel Lunetta

Michel Lunetta

Key Hair Stylist

Julie Mallard

Julie Mallard

Costumer

Sound

Pierre Gamet

Pierre Gamet

Sound

Sandie Bompar

Sandie Bompar

Assistant Sound Editor

Bernard Chaumeil

Bernard Chaumeil

Assistant Sound Engineer

Toni Di Rocco

Toni Di Rocco

Sound Recordist

Rodolphe Duhamel

Rodolphe Duhamel

Sound Recordist

Judith Guittier

Judith Guittier

Assistant Foley Artist

Mineharu Kitamura

Mineharu Kitamura

Sound Engineer

Jérôme Lévy

Jérôme Lévy

Foley Artist

Armelle Mahé

Armelle Mahé

Sound Engineer

Gréggory Poncelet

Gréggory Poncelet

Sound Recordist

Sylvie Petat

Sylvie Petat

Dialogue Editor

Valérie Lindon

Valérie Lindon

Music Supervisor

Visual Effects

Vincent Alexander

Vincent Alexander

Visual Effects Coordinator

Frédéric Moreau

Frédéric Moreau

Visual Effects

Sarah Moreau

Sarah Moreau

Visual Effects Coordinator

Philippe Soeiro

Philippe Soeiro

Visual Effects Supervisor

Camera

Yves Angelo

Yves Angelo

Director of Photography

Marion Stalens

Marion Stalens

Still Photographer

Jérôme Alméras

Jérôme Alméras

First Assistant Camera

Eric Le Roux

Eric Le Roux

Camera Operator

Yasushi Sasakibara

Yasushi Sasakibara

Camera Operator

Daisuke Soma

Daisuke Soma

Assistant Camera

Rokurō Terada

Rokurō Terada

Assistant Camera

Jean-Baptiste Wery

Jean-Baptiste Wery

Camera Trainee

Lighting

Art Department

Valérie Leblanc

Valérie Leblanc

Production Design

Philippe Taillefer

Philippe Taillefer

Production Design

Jean-Louis Bergougnoux

Jean-Louis Bergougnoux

Head Carpenter

Jochen Rohrig

Jochen Rohrig

Construction Manager

Nathalie Sarret

Nathalie Sarret

Painter

Stéphane Vinciguerra

Stéphane Vinciguerra

Painter

Other Crew

Helene Glabeke

Helene Glabeke

Post-Production Manager

Didier Beauland

Didier Beauland

Carpenter

Laurent Philippe

Laurent Philippe

Carpenter

Patrice Fauquemberg

Patrice Fauquemberg

Special Effects

Philippe Hubin

Philippe Hubin

Special Effects

Jean-Christophe Magnaud

Jean-Christophe Magnaud

Special Effects

Odile Guillodeau

Odile Guillodeau

Stunt Double

Daniel Vérité

Daniel Vérité

Stunt Coordinator

Philippe Tourret

Philippe Tourret

Post-Production Manager

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