Fear and Trembling

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?

Grosses

Finland
$83,829
Domestic ()
Summary Details
Distributor
Release DateJul 4, 2003
Running Time1 hr 47 min
GenresComedy Drama
In Release181 days/25 weeks
Widest Release3 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Jul 4-108$15,320-3-$5,106$15,3201
Jul 11-1711$9,185-40%3-$3,061$24,5052
Jul 18-2414$6,775-26.2%3-$2,258$31,2803
Jul 25-3113$8,966+32.3%3-$2,988$40,2464
Aug 1-713$6,267-30.1%3-$2,089$46,5135
Aug 8-1414$7,831+25%3-$2,610$54,3446
Aug 15-2112$8,442+7.8%3-$2,814$62,7867
Aug 22-2814$7,555-10.5%3-$2,518$70,3418
Aug 29-Sep 412$5,793-23.3%3-$1,931$76,1349
Sep 5-1118$3,811-34.2%3-$1,270$79,94510
Sep 12-1820$3,884+1.9%3-$1,294$83,82911