Gabriel Carvin, a starred chef, receives his third crystal star from a culinary critic. The same evening his wife leaves him. The emotional overflow triggers a stroke that forces him to stay away from his kitchen for a while. He decides to go to Japan, where he will embark on a journey to discover the mysteries surrounding the taste a Japanese chef who defeated him used a long time ago: umami, the fifth taste.
加比奧是法國名廚,這晚他喜獲食評指南三星。然而同一晚,老婆突然離自己而去。兩件同時發生的大事瞬間擊潰了加比奧的情感,更觸發了心臟病,使他不得不暫別廚房。這時的他憶起年少時曾被一位日本大廚擊敗,於是決定到日本一趟,尋覓一直縈繞在他腦海裡的第五種味道:鮮味。
COMEDY, DRAMA / FRANCE, JAPAN / To be released / 92 MINS
DIRECTED BY: SLONY SOW
STARRING: GÉRARD DEPARDIEU, KYÔZÔ NAGATSUKA, PIERRE RICHARD, ROD PARADOT