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Umami

Umami

Food is symbolic of talk when the words are missing.

20235.71h 32m

Overview

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.

Directed by Slony Sow
Written by Slony Sow
Produced by Slony Sow, Lucas Oliver-Frost
Box Office0Revenue: $1.5M

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

japancookingfoodcheffrench cuisine

About Umami

Umami is a comedy, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of japan, cooking, food, chef, french cuisine. Directed by Slony Sow, it stars Gérard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire, Kyōzō Nagatsuka. 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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