Umami

Umami (2023)

Umami no Tabi

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.

Date of release
2023-02-09
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (37)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Slony Sow

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Royal abbey of Fontevraud

Umami is a 2022 French-Japanese film, directed and written by Slony Sow, starring Gérard Depardieu as a French chef who travels to Japan to find a rival chef who once defeated him in a prestigious competition. It was filmed in France and Japan; principal photography was paused in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 lockdown, which also caused general release to be delayed until February 2023. Its theatrical release in France was impacted by the sexual assault accusations against Depardieu.

Production

Principal photography took place in Hokkaido, Japan (February 2020) and the Loire region in France (June 2020). It was interrupted in March 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic, until it could resume in June. Filming in France took place largely in the area near Saumur in Maine-et-Loire, including at the Fontevraud Abbey, the Château de Montreuil-Bellay, the Château de Montsoreau and along the banks of the Loire.

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