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.
Fumi Morita
The film's tagline is: "Food is symbolic of talk when the words are missing."
The original title is "Umami no Tabi" (JA).
The film grossed $1.5M at the box office.
The runtime is 92 minutes (1h 32m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: Japanese, French, English.
It was a co-production between: France, Japan.
The film was directed by Slony Sow.
The screenplay was written by Slony Sow.
Cinematography was handled by Denis Louis.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt6993614.
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The sequel to the 2024 film. Plot TBA.
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Umami no Tabi
Released
6
日本語, Français, English
France, Japan
$1,452,724
