Wasabi

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Sent on vacation after punching the police chief's son during a nightclub raid, two-fisted Paris detective Jean Reno goes to Tokyo for the funeral of an old flame. In Tokyo, Reno is shocked to meet a teenage daughter he never knew, and more surprised when the girl wants him to use part of the $200 million her mother left him in a vengeance scheme that brings the duo into conflict with Yakuza gangsters. Slick actioner laced with Gallic wit (courtesy of scripter Luc Besson) also stars Ryoko Hirosue, Michel Muller, Carole Bouquet. 94 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: French Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailers. In French with English subtitles/Dubbed in English.
This high-energy Dirty Harry in Japan stars Jean Reno (The Professional) as a maverick Paris cop with sledgehammer fists and a short temper. Promoted to sudden fatherhood when he "inherits" a spunky Japanese daughter (Ryoko Hirosue) he never knew, he becomes her droopy guardian angel, protecting her from an army of yakuza gangsters. Written and produced by Luc Besson, the former fashionista director of Euro-sleek shoot-'em-ups, this colorful B-movie blast is as gritty as an oil slick on a water slide but packed with explosive action. Director Gerard Krawczyk punctuates his gunfights with the Hong Kong school of recoil (bullets blast victims across the screen) and an undercurrent of humor. As long as you don't lean too hard on such niggling details as logic, legality, and the laws of physics, this silly, splashy, family bonding bulletfest is a spirited good time. --Sean Axmaker