Wasabi
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67% Critic Match

Wasabi

For those who take their action raw.

6.7 / 10 2001 1h 34mR French
DramaActionComedy

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Jean Reno

Jean Reno

Hubert Fiorentini

Lead
Hirosue Ryoko

Hirosue Ryoko

Yumi Yoshimido

Michel Muller

Michel Muller

Maurice 'Momo'

Carole Bouquet

Carole Bouquet

Sofia

Yoshi Oida

Yoshi Oida

Takanawa 'Zébra'

Christian Sinniger

Christian Sinniger

'Le Squale'

Alexandre Brik

Alexandre Brik

Irène

Jean-Marc Montalto

Jean-Marc Montalto

Olivier

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gérard Krawczyk's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Wasabi is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker