Wasabi
“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
45 people
Jean Reno
Hubert Fiorentini
Known for
Léon: The Professional
The Da Vinci Code
Ryoko Hirosue
Yumi Yoshimido
Known for
Departures
Goemon
Michel Muller
Maurice 'Momo'
Known for
The Borgias
Ava
Carole Bouquet
Sofia
Known for
For Your Eyes Only
Rosemary's Baby
Yoshi Oida
Takanawa 'Zébra'
Known for
Silence
The Pillow Book
Christian Sinniger
'Le Squale'
Known for
Baby Blood
Film Socialisme
Alexandre Brik
Irène
Known for
In Her Hands
Jim Queen and the Quest for Chloroqueer
Jean-Marc Montalto
Olivier
Also in
Anna
Mal barré
Véronique Balme
Betty
Known for
Thanks to my Friends
The Time of Secrets
Fabio Zenoni
Josy
Known for
Microbe and Gasoline
The Advent Calendar
Haruhiko Hirata
Ishibashi
Known for
Taxi 2
Michel Scourneau
Van Eyck
Known for
Not Very Normal Activities
Gangsters
Gérard Krawczyk Director · Luc Besson Screenplay Éric Serra Composer
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $15M · United States release January 25, 2002
Box office
Budget
$15,300,000
Worldwide gross
$10,366,360
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
EuropaCorp
Production · Studio
Samitose Productions
Production
Destiny
Production
Tobis
Production
France · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Japanese
Release dates
Belgium · October 31, 2001
Theatrical
France · October 31, 2001
Theatrical
United States · January 25, 2002
Theatrical
United States
September 27, 2002 · Limited theatrical
Argentina
April 1, 2003 · Digital
Australia
February 18, 2003 · Physical · VHS
Bahrain
July 9, 2003 · Theatrical
Cameroon
November 9, 2001 · Theatrical
Canada
January 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Chile
November 8, 2001 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 23, 2002 · Theatrical
Egypt
February 26, 2003 · Theatrical
Finland
February 26, 2003 · Physical · DVD
France
June 19, 2026 · TV · TFX
Germany
September 27, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
November 19, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
March 14, 2002 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 15, 2002 · Theatrical
Israel
May 30, 2002 · Theatrical
Italy
September 6, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
February 2, 2002 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
September 27, 2002 · Theatrical
Kuwait
December 30, 2003 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 7, 2003 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 14, 2002 · Theatrical
Norway
February 19, 2003 · Digital
Philippines
October 31, 2001 · Theatrical
Poland
February 14, 2003 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 28, 2002 · Theatrical
Romania
March 27, 2002 · Theatrical
Russia
August 22, 2002 · Limited theatrical
September 4, 2002 · Theatrical
Slovakia
May 23, 2002 · Theatrical · French
December 4, 2009 · TV · Slovak · Markíza
June 24, 2015 · TV · Slovak · RTVS Jednotka
May 4, 2019 · TV · Slovak · JOJ
December 17, 2024 · Digital · Slovak · VOYO
South Korea
April 11, 2003 · Theatrical
Spain
January 10, 2003 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 8, 2006 · TV
Switzerland
October 31, 2001 · Theatrical
Taiwan
February 8, 2002 · Theatrical
Türkiye
June 28, 2002 · Theatrical
Ukraine
September 4, 2002 · Theatrical
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