Umami

Umami

Food is symbolic of talk when the words are missing.

2023•1h 32m•5.7/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.7/10(35)

Following a near-death experience France's leading chef throws himself into a quest seeking the flavor that has confounded his life since he was defeated by a Japanese chef's bowl of noodles as a young man.

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Production

Nompareille Productions, Sunny Side Up Films, Zinc

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu

Gabriel

Sandrine Bonnaire

Sandrine Bonnaire

Louise

Kyōzō Nagatsuka

Kyōzō Nagatsuka

Tetsuichi Morita

Rod Paradot

Rod Paradot

Nino

Bastien Bouillon

Bastien Bouillon

Jean

Eriko Takeda

Eriko Takeda

Fumi Morita

Sumire

Sumire

Mai Morita

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Salaryman

Antoine Duléry

Antoine Duléry

Robert

Zinedine Soualem

Zinedine Soualem

Mohamad

Pierre Richard

Pierre Richard

Rufus

YOU

YOU

Noriko

Kyoko Koizumi

Kyoko Koizumi

Taya

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