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Umami
Food is symbolic of talk when the words are missing.
Genres
ComedyDrama
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
92 min
Release Date
2023-02-09
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
32
Vote Average
5.7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Gérard Depardieu
Gabriel
Sandrine Bonnaire
Louise
Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Tetsuichi Morita
Rod Paradot
Nino
Bastien Bouillon
Jean
Eriko Takeda
Fumi Morita
Sumire
Mai Morita
Akira Emoto
Salaryman
Antoine Duléry
Robert
Zinedine Soualem
Mohamad
Pierre Richard
Rufus
YOU
Noriko
Kyoko Koizumi
Taya
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