Wasabi (2001)


Wasabi
Release Date31 October 2001
Other NamesÂàñàáè
TaglineQuite Possibly The Greatest French-Language, English-Subtitled, Japanese Action-Comedy Of All Time.
GenreAction, Drama, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
CountryFrance
Japan
Filming LocationsJapan
Tokyo, Japan
Paris, France
LanguageFrench, Japanese
Sound MixDolby Digital, DTS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassAction Comedy
MoodTough Guys, Adrenaline Rush
ThemesFish Out of Water, Culture Clash, Fathers and Daughters
TonesSilly, Stylized, Flashy, Tense, Upbeat
TagsBeneficiary, Investigation, Japan, Old Flame, Police Chief, Police Detective, Suspension [punishment], Suspicious Death, Will [document]

Wasabi is a 2001 movie directed by Gérard Krawczyk, written and produced by Luc Besson and starring Jean Reno, Michel Muller and Ryoko Hirosue. In France it was released as Wasabi, la petite moutarde qui monte au nez ("Wasabi, the little mustard that gets right up your nose").


Cast and Crew


Cast

Hubert Fiorentini

Yumi Yoshimido

Michel Muller
Maurice 'Momo'

Yoshi Oida
Takanawa

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

Osamu Tsuruya
Douanier 1

Akihiko Nishida
Douanier 2

Anthony Decadi
Fils de Préfet

Yan Epstein
Jean Baptiste 2

Jean Baptiste 1

Elodie Frenck
Secretaire Banque de la Trinité

Dorothée Brière
Hôtesse de l'air

Stefan Nelet
Jeune banquier

Karine Stoffer
Danseuse

Yuki Sakai
Miko Kobayashi

Massaro Nagahishi
Commissaire Avion

Makiko Kishi
Secrétaire Ishibashi

Kinshiro Oyama
Commissaire Japonais

Kiyohiko Shibukawa

Tomo Fukui
Receptionisste

Kazumasa Seki
Garde Katama 1

Seiji Mori
Garde Katama 2

Junko Murakami
Miko Kobayashi

Director

Gérard Krawczyk
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Producer

writer, producer

Didier Hoarau
line producer

Shohei Kotaki
executive producer

Kanjiro Sakura
executive producer

Mehdi Sayah
assistant producer

Original Music

Julien Schultheis
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Cinematographer

Gérard Sterin
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Editor

Yann Hervé
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Casting Director

Swan Pham
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Production Designer

Jacques Bufnoir
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Jean-Jacques Gernolle
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Costume Designer

Agnès Falque
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Makeup Department

Karina Gruais
key makeup artist

Patrice Iva
key hair stylist

Production Manager

Thierry Guilmard
production manager

Motoki Ishida
production manager

Franck Lebreton
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Stéphanie Champault
second assistant director

Claire Galloy
second assistant director

William Pruss
second assistant director

Hans Titze
third assistant director

Fabien Vergez
first assistant director

Art Department

Thomas Astruc
storyboard artist

Lionel Callari
property master

Sound Department

Anne Delacour
dialogue editor

Jean-Baptiste Faure
boom operator

Alexandre Hernandez
assistant sound editor

François-Joseph Hors
sound re-recording mixer

Dominique Lacour
daily sound mixer

Maud Lombart
assistant sound editor

Didier Lozahic
sound mixer, sound re-recording mixer

Fred Mays
post-synchronization

Ken Yasumoto
sound editor, sound

Special Effects

Philippe Hubin
special effects supervisor

Jean-Christophe Magnaud
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Nicolas Aithadi
digital artist: Duboi

Serge Anthony
color grader

Lucie Bories
digital compositor

Andre Brizard
digital compositor

Alain Carsoux
visual effects supervisor

Séverine De Wever
production coordinator

François Dupuy
I/O supervisor

Olivier Gadal
visual effects

Abdel Ali Kassou
scanning and printing

Aurelie Lajoux
digital compositor

Bruno Le Provost
3D supervisor

Malik Nahassia
digital effects artist

Jean-Paul Rovela
digital artist

Antoine Simkine
visual effects executive producer: Duboi

Georges Tornero
digital compositor

Daniel Trujillo
digital artist

Stunts

Arno Balenci
stunt performer

Philippe Guégan
stunt coordinator

Gregory Loffredo
stunts

fight choregrapher

Camera and Electrical Department

Alessandro Brambilla
Steadicam operator, camera operator

Marine Delcourt
assistant camera

Christophe Dural
gaffer

Isabel Ellsen
still photographer

Jack English
still photographer

Pierre Garnier
grip

Koji Kojima
second assistant camera: international unit

Jean-Pierre Mas
key grip

Benjamin Speyer
grip

Laurent Tangy
focus puller

Editorial Department

Hervé Gouband
color timer

Christine Lucas Navarro
assistant to editor

Charlotte Rembauville
assistant editor

Frédéric Thoraval
additional editor

Nicolas Trembasiewicz
editorial collaborator

Music Department

musician: piano "Träumerei"

conductor: "Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, second Movement 'Adagio'"

composer: end title "Follow Me"

Jérôme Lateur
music supervisor

Didier Lozahic
score mixer

composer: song "Kore ga watashi no ikiru michi"

composer: song "Rasen

Mehdi Sayah
assistant music supervisor

Other Crew

Nathalie Alquier
script supervisor

Frédéric Cauvy
weapons advisor

Romuald Drault
administrator

Mia Frye
choreographer

Hugo Gélin
director: making-of featurette

Vincent Giry
coordinator

Colette Martin
administrator

David Meanti
making-of, production assistant

Vincent Stevenel
administrator

fight trainer

Production Company

Europa Corp.
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Samitose Productions
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TF1 Films Productions
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Canal+
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Victor Company of Japan (JVC)
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Destiny
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Distributor

EuropaCorp. Distribution

Fox Pathé Europa

01 Distribuzione
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A-Film Distribution

A-Film Home Entertainment

BMG Video

Egmont Entertainment

Europa Diffusion

Hollywood Classic Entertainment

K2

LK-TEL
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New Films International
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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TriStar Pictures

Victor Company of Japan (JVC)

Special Effects

Duboi

Miscellaneous

Akasaka Tokyu Hotel
thanks

Ambassade de France au Japon
thanks

Burberry
thanks

Capitol Tokyu Hotel
thanks

Cité de la Musique
thanks

Europe 1
thanks

Jacques Dessange
thanks

Mairie de Paris
thanks

New York Industries
thanks

Omega
thanks

Transpalux
titles

Unifrance Japon
thanks

Universal Music France
soundtrack released by






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