Carole Bouquet, Christian Sinniger, Jean Reno

Hubert (Jean Reno) 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 us...( read more  read more... )ed to work 19 years ago, to settle the probate of his girlfriend who left him shortly after marriage without a trace. There he mets his former colleague Momo (Michel Muller) and his daughter Yumi (Ryoko Hirosue) who he did not know was ever born. Hubert eventually finds out why his girlfriend left him and the reason becomes his and his new daughters problem.

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R, 94 min.

Directed by: Gérard Krawczyk

Release Date: September 27, 2001

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DVD Release Date: February 11, 2003

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  • July 21, 2009
    A fresh, dazzeling, cool, original and wickedly fun film. A outragiously funny and action-packed comedy. It has great laughs for everybody, wild action and teriffic characters. Writer/producer, Luc Besson creates a wonderfuly tasteful and energetic flick filled with lots of actio...( read more)n, plenty of comedy and excitment. A full-throttle joy-ride from start to finish that dosent let up. Jean Reno and Michel Muller are teriffic.
  • January 31, 2009
    Well, first off, it's got Luc Besson associated with it. That gives it promise. Then it's got one of my favourite actors in it, Jean Reno. That helps it deliver.

    Jean Reno is a retired French commando who has become a Paris policeman. Unfortunately, he still tends to use Dirty...( read more) Harry techniques. This gets him suspended. Then he finds out the lost love of his life has passed away, and he is the sole person mentioned in her will, so he goes to Tokyo for the funeral. There he finds out why she left him, and... other things, about her past that he did not know.

    From there the movie heads off into typical Luc Besson territory, as something which should have been simple turns into something complicated. Not a film for someone looking for a brooding, deeply thoughtful flick, just a nice, fun, roller coaster.

    Well-cast, well-written, well-produced, and well-directed. With a stronger comic touch, it's probably the weakest of his action flicks, but, with Luc Besson, that's still better than the best of most others.

    If you liked The Transporter, you should enjoy this one, too.
  • June 7, 2008
    Trying to reproduce the Leon formula "team up Jean reno with a cute little girl and make him kill people" It should work right? but here it doesn't. Way too corny and cheesy, and the girl was actually quite annoying.
  • August 1, 2006
    Over-the-top on purpose with Reno in full cool mode throughout.
  • October 14, 2009
    Jean Reno and Ryoko Hirosue are a Pair made for this movie. I'm becoming more and more an Jean Reno Fan with each movie I see him in. A great actor and plays the roll of a crooked cop to the T. This one is exciting and has a number of funny parts and the sound track would be enjo...( read more)yable. Action throughout the film. Need to see Reno play more of these type parts and need a sequel to this one. 5 Stars
  • September 5, 2009
    cooolest french movie ever. and so funny
  • July 28, 2009
    A cute little movie spiced with the brilliance of Jean Reno of course. better than i expected and worth watching.
  • July 3, 2009
    Very campy and flamboyant. I can't say that it's boring though. It's certainly a very fun piece of crap.
  • June 27, 2009
    Very funny movie! And very good also!
  • June 26, 2009
    Fraquim. E ainda só ganhou essa nota porque a japinha é gatinha.

Critic Reviews


October 20, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Reno does what he can in a thankless situation, the film ricochets from humor to violence and back again, and Ryoko Hirosue makes us wonder if she is always like that. full review

October 12, 2002
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com

If you sometimes like to go to the movies to have fun, Wasabi is a good place to start. full review

October 4, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Wasabi is slight fare indeed, with the entire project having the feel of something tossed off quickly (like one of Hubert's punches), but it should go down smoothly enough with popcorn. full review

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