Žanr: Akcija
Format: DVD
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Wasabi - Jean Reno 2001.

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. There he mets his former colleague Momo and his daughter Yumi who he did not know was ever born. Hubert eventually finds out why his girlfriend left him and the reason becomes his and his new daughters problem.

Wasabi is a 2001 French action-comedy film directed by Gérard Krawczyk and written and produced by Luc Besson. The film stars Jean Reno, Michel Muller and Ryōko 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`). In South Korea, the title of this movie mistranslated to Leon: the professional 2.

The film gets its title from a scene where the protagonist, Hubert Fiorentini (Reno), eats a whole serving of wasabi at a Japanese restaurant without flinching.


Directed by Gérard Krawczyk
Produced by Luc Besson
Written by Luc Besson
Starring Jean Reno
Ryoko Hirosue
Michel Muller
Carole Bouquet
Music by Eric Serra
Julien Schultheis
Cinematography Gerard Stérin
Production
company Europa Corp
Victor Company of Japan
Samitose Productions
TF1 Films
Canal+
Distributed by Europa Corp (France)
TriStar Pictures (International)
Release date(s) October 31, 2001
Running time 94 minutes
Country France
Language French