Summary A Belgian woman looks back on her year at a Japanese corporation in Tokyo in 1990. She is Amélie, born in Japan, living there until age 5. After college graduation, she returns with a one-year contract as an interpreter. The vice president and section leader, both men, are boors, but her immediate supervisor, Ms. Mori, is beautiful and trustworthy. Amélie's downfall begins when she speaks perfect Japanese to clients. She compounds her failure by writing an excellent report for an enterprising colleague. The person she least expects to stab her in the back exposes her work. Thus begins her humiliations. What can become of her and of her relationship with Ms. Mori and with Japan? View more details
Directed : Alain Corneau
Written : Alain Corneau Amélie Nothomb
Stars : Tarô Suwa Sylvie Testud Kaori Tsuji Bison Katayama
Genres : Comedy Drama
Release date : Mar 11, 2003
Countries of origin : Japan France
Official sites : Cinema Guild Official Site
Language : Japanese French
Filming locations : Kyoto, Japan
Production companies : Canal+ France 3 Cinéma Divali Films
Summary A Belgian woman looks back on her year at a Japanese corporation in Tokyo in 1990. She is Amélie, born in Japan, living there until age 5. After college graduation, she returns with a one-year contract as an interpreter. The vice president and section leader, both men, are boors, but her immediate supervisor, Ms. Mori, is beautiful and trustworthy. Amélie's downfall begins when she speaks perfect Japanese to clients. She compounds her failure by writing an excellent report for an enterprising colleague. The person she least expects to stab her in the back exposes her work. Thus begins her humiliations. What can become of her and of her relationship with Ms. Mori and with Japan? View more details
Genres : Comedy Drama
Release date : Mar 11, 2003
Countries of origin : Japan France
Official sites : Cinema Guild Official Site
Language : Japanese French
Filming locations : Kyoto, Japan
Production companies : Canal+ France 3 Cinéma Divali Films
