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.

• Nompareille Productions
• Sunny Side Up Films
• Gérard Depardieu
• Sandrine Bonnaire
• Kyōzō Nagatsuka
• Rod Paradot
• Bastien Bouillon
• Eriko Takeda
• Sumire
• Akira Emoto