In Japan for the funeral of his long-lost love, a tough French detective learns that he also has a teenage daughter and that her life is in danger from the Yakuza.In Japan for the funeral of his long-lost love, a tough French detective learns that he also has a teenage daughter and that her life is in danger from the Yakuza.In Japan for the funeral of his long-lost love, a tough French detective learns that he also has a teenage daughter and that her life is in danger from the Yakuza.
Jean-Marc Montalto
- Olivier
- (as Jean Marc Montalto)
Michel Scourneau
- Van Eyck
- (as Mikhel Scourneau)
Yan Epstein
- Jean Baptiste 2
- (as Yann Epstein)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRyoko Hirosue didn't know a word of French; she learned all of her lines phonetically.
- GoofsAfter arriving in Tokyo, Hubert asks Momo to drive him to Shinjuku district to meet the lawyer. However, the following scene shows Hubert getting out of the car at Akihabara (the famous electronics shopping district) which is on the other side of Tokyo. This is evident by the iconic Akihabara pedestrian crossing under the green train bridge where he gets off. Later on, Hubert again leaves "Shinjuku" from what is clearly Akihabara and its electronics shops in the background.
- Quotes
Maurice 'Momo': How wonderful, Hubert. Let me look at you. You look good man, just arrived and already in deep shit.
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- SoundtracksKorega Watashino Ikirumichi
Written by Tamio Okuda
Performed by Puffy AmiYumi
Remixed by Yasuharu Konishi
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administré par Sony Music Publishing France
©1999 Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
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Why Be Negative?
Negative comments sort of miss the point, as this movie wasn't designed to be anything more than harmlessly amusing. To say anything bad about it is rather like kicking a puppy. You wouldn't kick a puppy, would you?
I needn't go into the plot, which you can click a few links to find, but I sought this movie out because Jean Reno is fun in anything he's in, and oh lookit that, Luc Besson wrote the screenplay-- can't go wrong with that, can you? (unless it's an American remake, which luckily this is not).
This movie is FUNNY, at times a little cheesy (which we can also call FRENCH), and the action is over-the-top enough to be cartoonish (when Hubert punches someone, they fly back 20 feet). This is essentially a wacky comedy with some action, something Americans aren't used to seeing, but well worth a look. It's harmless fun, but still more original than your average paint-by-numbers American romantic comedy. Or action film.
I needn't go into the plot, which you can click a few links to find, but I sought this movie out because Jean Reno is fun in anything he's in, and oh lookit that, Luc Besson wrote the screenplay-- can't go wrong with that, can you? (unless it's an American remake, which luckily this is not).
This movie is FUNNY, at times a little cheesy (which we can also call FRENCH), and the action is over-the-top enough to be cartoonish (when Hubert punches someone, they fly back 20 feet). This is essentially a wacky comedy with some action, something Americans aren't used to seeing, but well worth a look. It's harmless fun, but still more original than your average paint-by-numbers American romantic comedy. Or action film.
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- Oct 22, 2004
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Wasabi - The Japanese Dip That Kicks Like a Mule
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- €15,300,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $97,220
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,560
- Sep 29, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $10,366,360
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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