Umami
5.8
“Food is symbolic of talk when the words are missing.”
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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Cast
14 people
Gérard Depardieu
Gabriel
Known for
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Slony Sow
Réalisateur / Scénariste
Also in
Malevil
Frappes interdites
Sandrine Bonnaire
Louise
Known for
La Cérémonie
Vagabond
Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Tetsuichi Morita
Known for
All of a Sudden
Rod Paradot
Nino
Known for
Standing Tall
Lost Bullet
Bastien Bouillon
Jean
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Night of the 12th
Eriko Takeda
Fumi Morita
Known for
Eden Log
A Missing Part
Sumire
Mai Morita
Known for
We Couldn't Become Adults
River's Edge
Akira Emoto
Salaryman
Known for
Rental Family
Hanzawa Naoki
Antoine Duléry
Robert
Known for
Camping
The Bonfire of Destiny
Zinedine Soualem
Mohamad
Known for
JCVD
The Names of Love
Pierre Richard
Rufus
Known for
La Chèvre
The Fugitives
Slony Sow Director · Denis Louis Cinematographer Mari Miyamoto Costume designer
Worldwide gross $1.5M · First release January 28, 2022 · Produced in France, Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,452,724
Production
Nompareille Productions
Production
Sunny Side Up Films
Production
Zinc
Production
France · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Umami no Tabi
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · French · Japanese
Release dates
France · January 28, 2022
Premiere
France · May 17, 2023
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Andorra
June 2, 2023 · Theatrical
France
September 20, 2023 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
Germany
February 9, 2023 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 1, 2024 · Digital · RTL+
Netherlands
February 9, 2023 · Theatrical
Spain
March 24, 2023 · Theatrical
Taiwan
March 3, 2023 · Theatrical
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