Wasabi – Ein Bulle in Japan (2001)

Wasabi – Ein Bulle in Japan: Directed by Gérard Krawczyk. With Jean Reno, Ryôko Hirosue, Michel Muller, Carole Bouquet. 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.

“I never know how to rate these types of films. OK itu0026#39;s no masterpiece to bring some sort of existential meaning to your life and yes it is deeply flawed in many ways even by the standard at which it aims for but nonetheless, I found some endearing quality in its light hearted humour and entertaining style.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAny film with Jean Reno in the lead and Luc Besson behind the script is going to entertain and this does just that. Thankfully the film is kept short enough for none of the flaws to start to irritate and the kick ass French cop goes to Japan theme is done well enough to warrant a viewing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy DVD had the option for French with English subtitles or English dubbed. Even though Jean Reno does his own over dubbing in the English version, I found the overall effect was a little stale. I restarted the film in French with subtitles and the energy and humour of the performances just shone through a lot better.”