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Umami (2023)

Food is symbolic of talk when the words are missing.

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Slony Sow

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu
Gabriel
Pierre Richard
Pierre Richard
Rufus
Sandrine Bonnaire
Sandrine Bonnaire
Louise
Antoine Duléry
Antoine Duléry
Robert
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Noriko
Rod Paradot
Rod Paradot
Nino
Zinedine Soualem
Zinedine Soualem
Mohamad
Kyoko Koizumi
Kyoko Koizumi
Taya
Bastien Bouillon
Bastien Bouillon
Jean
Eriko Takeda
Eriko Takeda
Fumi Morita
Kyôzô Nagatsuka
Kyôzô Nagatsuka
Tetsuichi Morita
Akira Emoto
Akira Emoto
Salaryman
Sumire
Sumire
Mai Morita

Crews

Slony Sow
Slony Sow
Director
Slony Sow
Slony Sow
Writer
Thomas Averland
Thomas Averland
Line Producer
Jean-Maurice Belayche
Jean-Maurice Belayche
Executive Producer
Alex Dong
Alex Dong
Executive Producer
Lucas Oliver-Frost
Lucas Oliver-Frost
Producer
Dorothée Lissac
Dorothée Lissac
Costume Design
Mari Miyamoto
Mari Miyamoto
Costume Design
Frederic Holyszewski
Frederic Holyszewski
Music

Posters and backgrounds

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