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Yamakasi - The Samurais of Modern Times

    All titles (10)
    Feature Film | 2000-2001 | Action | France

    Brief synopsis

    There are 7 of them. They’re the Yamakasi. They’ve created a new street sport and try to overtake their high-rise suburb, or to be more precise, its walls, roofs, bridges. Light, agile, fast, they leap from one building to the next, sliding down the walls and braving every danger. Each has their own specialty: Baseball is a top pitcher, Araignée, with his ropes and hooks, gets around like a comic book hero, Belette is sure some eel, Zicmu draws his energy from music, Rocket is a fast as a missile... They train early every morning so as not to disturb the neighbors. But some people panic, mistake them for thieves. Cops then become involved, without ever managing to catch the Yamakasi. And all the young kids admire and want to imitate them. One day there’s an accident. Little Djamel takes a fall. It’s urgent, they need money for an operation now! Feeling responsible, the Yamakasi decide to come to his rescue and, for the first time, break the law and put their lives at risk. Vincent, their friend, a police inspector, tries to warn them to take care…

    Cast

    ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
    Châu Belle DinhBaseball (Olivier Chen) [L]
    Williams BelleL'Araignée (Bruno Duris) [L]
    Malik DioufLa Belette (Malik N'Diaye) [L]
    Yann HnautraZicmu (Ousmane Dadjacan) [L]
    Guylain N'Guba-BoyekeRocket (Abdou N'Goto) [L]
    Charles PerrièreSitting Bull (Ousmane Bana) [L]
    Laurent PiemontesiTango (Michel Lucas) [L]
    Gwenaël ClauseLe voleur de sac de vieille [BP]

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    Director of photographyPhilippe Piffeteau
    Costume designer (creator)Olivier Bériot
    DirectorJulien Seri
    DirectorAriel Zeitoun
    EditorYann Hervé
    Additional editorNicolas Trembasiewicz
    GripJan Gagnaire
    ProducerLuc Besson
    Production designerFrédéric Lapierre
    Production designerCaroline Duru
    Production designerFrédérique Lapierre
    Production designerFrédéric Duru
    Line producerVirginie Besson-Silla
    Production managerDidier Hoarau
    ScreenwriterLuc Besson
    ScreenwriterJulien Seri
    & dialogues
    & dialogues
    ScreenwriterPhilippe Lyon
    & dialogues
    & dialogues
    IdeaCharles Perrière
    IdeaLuc Besson
    Production sound mixerLaurent Zeilig
    Production sound mixerXavier Griette
    Sound re-recording mixerDidier Lozahic
    Sound editorKen Yasumoto

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    EuropaCorp [fr]
    TF1 Films Production [fr]
    coproduction
    coproduction
    Leeloo Productions [fr]
    coproduction
    coproduction

    Distribution / Sales companies

    CompanyComment
    EuropaCorp [fr]

    Cinema releases and premieres

    TypeCountryDateComment
    Theatre releaseFranceWednesday, 04/04/2001