Wasabi
French detective Hubert returns to Tokyo to unravel the mystery of his vanished wife’s estate, but his ruthless tactics pit him against both the Yakuza and a skeptical police chief, forcing him to solve the case before his own past catches up with him.
“For those who take their action raw.”
Synopsis
Hubert is a French policeman known for his sharp methods. After being compelled to take two months off by his superior, who disagrees with his approach to work, he returns to Japan, where he had previously worked 19 years earlier, to handle the probate of his girlfriend, who disappeared shortly after their marriage without a trace.
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A crew of 55+ credited
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Edited by Yann HerveShot by Gerard SterinScored by Julien SchultheisDesigned by Jacques Bufnoir
Box Office
2001 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$10.4M
US & Canada: $97K — 1% of worldwide · International: $10.3M (99%)
Also known as
- Wasabi - Ein Bulle in Japande
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Cast & Crew
55 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jean Reno
as Hubert Fiorentini
Ryoko Hirosue
as Yumi Yoshimido
Hirosue Ryoko
as Yumi Yoshimido
Michel Muller
as Maurice 'Momo'
Carole Bouquet
as Sofia
Yoshi Oida
as Takanawa
Christian Sinniger
as Le Squale
Alexandre Brik
as Irène
Jean Marc Montalto
as Olivier
Veronique Balme
as Betty
Fabio Zenoni
as Josy
Haruhiko Hirata
as Ishibashi
Supporting cast
34Michel Scourneau
as Van Eyck
Jacques Bondoux
as Del Rio
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
as Ryuichi
Osamu Tsuruya
as Customs officer
Akihiro Nishida
as Customs officer
Anthony Decadi
as Son of the Prefect
Yan Epstein
as Jean Baptiste 2
Ludovic Berthillot
as Jean Baptiste 1
Elodie Frenck
as Secretary of the Banque de la Trinité
Dorothee Briere
as Air stewardess
Stefan Nelet
as Young banker
Karine Stoffer
as Dancer
Yuki Sakai
as Miko Kobayashi
Massaro Nagahishi
as Plane commissioner
Makiko Kishi
as Ishibashi's secretary
Kinshiro Oyama
as Japanese Commissioner
Hiroko Maki
as Atsuko Nakano
Tomo Fukui
as Receptionist
Kazumasa Seki
as Katana Guard
Seiji Mori
as Katana Guard
Tenmei Basara
as Golf bodyguard
Kei Kagaya
as Man in black
Toshihiro Ogura
as Man in black
Kiyoshi Iwata
as Man in black
Tooru Edomatsu
as Man in black
Hiroshi Urushiyama
as Man in black
Takahashi Kazuoki
as Man with glasses
Hiroyuki Ootsuki
as Man with glasses
Shunsuke Ito
Lukas Delcourt
as Clubber (uncredited)
Eric Moreau
as Extra (uncredited)
Tsukasa Kadota
as Policeman (uncredited)
Yuji Yamashita
as Rebel (uncredited)
Junko Murakami
as Miko Kobayashi (voice) (uncredited)
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1Writers
1Producers
1Other crew
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