Wasabi
For those who take their action raw.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$15300000
Revenue
$10366360
Runtime
94 min
Release Date
2001-10-31
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
1349
Vote Average
6.648
Jean Reno
Hubert Fiorentini
Ryoko Hirosue
Yumi Yoshimido
Michel Muller
Maurice 'Momo'
Carole Bouquet
Sofia
Yoshi Oida
Takanawa 'Zébra'
Christian Sinniger
'Le Squale'
Alexandre Brik
Irène
Jean-Marc Montalto
Olivier
Véronique Balme
Betty
Fabio Zenoni
Josy
Haruhiko Hirata
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Michel Scourneau
Van Eyck
Jacques Bondoux
Del Rio
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Ryuichi
Osamu Tsuruya
Customs officer
Akihiro Nishida
Customs officer
Anthony Decadi
Son of the Prefect
Yan Epstein
Jean Baptiste 2
Ludovic Berthillot
Jean Baptiste 1
Elodie Frenck
Secretary of the Banque de la Trinité
Dorothée Brière
Air stewardess
Stefan Nelet
Young banker
Karine Stoffer
Dancer
Yuki Sakai
Miko Kobayashi
Massaro Nagahishi
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Makiko Kishi
Ishibashi's secretary
Kinshiro Oyama
Japanese Commissioner
Hiroko Maki
Atsuko Nakano
Tomo Fukui
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Kazumasa Seki
Katana Guard
Seiji Mori
Katana Guard
Tenmei Basara
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Kei Kagaya
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Man in black
Kiyoshi Iwata
Man in black
Tooru Edomatsu
Man in black
Hiroshi Urushiyama
Man in black
Takahashi Kazuoki
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Hiroyuki Ootsuki
Man with glasses
Shunsuke Itô
Lukas Delcourt
Clubber (uncredited)
Eric Moreau
Extra (uncredited)
Tsukasa Kadota
Policeman (uncredited)
Yuji Yamashita
Rebel (uncredited)
Junko Murakami
Miko Kobayashi (voice) (uncredited)
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