Wasabi
For those who take their action raw.
2001 | 94m | French
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Gérard Krawczyk |
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| Writer: | Luc Besson |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 31, 2001 |
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| Director: | Gérard Krawczyk |
| Writer: | Luc Besson |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action, Drama |
| Keywords | hitman, yakuza, police operation, brutal cop, abuse of power, police brutality, handcuffs, love letter, golf club, transphobia |
| Production Companies | Canal+, TF1 Films Production, Tobis, Samitose Productions, Destiny, EuropaCorp, Victor Company of Japan (JVC) |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $10,366,360
Budget: $15,300,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 (Update) Entered: Jul 24, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 | Ishibashi |
| 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 | Plane commissioner |
| Makiko Kishi | Ishibashi's secretary |
| Kinshiro Oyama | Japanese Commissioner |
| Hiroko Maki | Atsuko Nakano |
| Tomo Fukui | Receptionist |
| Kazumasa Seki | Katana Guard |
| Seiji Mori | Katana Guard |
| Tenmei Basara | Golf bodyguard |
| Kei Kagaya | Man in black |
| Toshihiro Ogura | Man in black |
| Kiyoshi Iwata | Man in black |
| Tooru Edomatsu | Man in black |
| Hiroshi Urushiyama | Man in black |
| Takahashi Kazuoki | Man with glasses |
| 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) |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Luc Besson | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 36 | 45 | 22 |
| 2024 | 5 | 37 | 51 | 22 |
| 2024 | 6 | 23 | 36 | 14 |
| 2024 | 7 | 29 | 51 | 17 |
| 2024 | 8 | 29 | 53 | 17 |
| 2024 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 13 |
| 2024 | 10 | 31 | 68 | 15 |
| 2024 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 13 |
| 2024 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 22 | 33 | 15 |
| 2025 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 880 | 916 |