The Quest for Freshness
Slony Sow
Gérard Depardieu, Kyōsuke Kōsaka, Pierre Richard, Rod Paradot, Sandrine Bonnaire, Eriko Takeda, Akira Emoto, Bastian Bouillon, Zidane Souane, Minami Kousaka, Kyoko Koizumi, Antoine de Lattre, Francis Ressort, You, Mame Yamada
2022
France, Japan
Completed
French, Japanese, English
105 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known asUmami，is aFrance, JapanProducerwomen sex，At2022Released in year
。The dialogue language isFrench, Japanese, English，Current Douban rating6.1(For reference only)。
A renowned French chef, Gabriel (portrayed by Gérard Depardieu), has achieved the prestigious honor of three Michelin stars and stands at the peak of his career, yet he feels an emptiness inside. His son is estranged, his wife is unfaithful, and there is no one to share joy with. In this despair, he decides to drink alone but suffers a heart attack as a result.
On the brink of death, his life flashes back to a Michelin competition years ago, where a short Japanese chef defeated him with a bowl of ramen, leaving him with an irremovable regret in his career and a lingering psychological burden. Thus, he resolves to leave everything behind and travel to Japan to seek the place that inspired his memories of "UMAMI." This decision leads him on a journey filled with adventure and self-discovery.