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The Ramen Girl

The Ramen Girl

Her romance is on pins and noodles.

20086.51h 42m

Overview

An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she trains to be a ramen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master.

Directed by Robert Allan Ackerman
Written by Becca Topol
Produced by Robert Allan Ackerman, Stewart Hall, Kimio Kataoka
Box OfficeBudget: $3.2MRevenue: $180K

Top Cast

Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

Abby

Tammy Blanchard

Tammy Blanchard

Gretchen

Gabriel Mann

Gabriel Mann

Ethan

Toshiyuki Nishida

Toshiyuki Nishida

Maezumi

Soji Arai

Soji Arai

Toshi Iwamoto

Kimiko Yo

Kimiko Yo

Reiko

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Udagawa

Akiko Monou

Akiko Monou

Y

Yûya Ogawa

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Grand Master

Themes & Keywords

japancookinglanguage barrierrestaurantrestaurant ownerfamily business interracial romancefish out of watertokyo, japangaijinamerican abroadteacher student relationshipexpatriatemagic realismbroken heartwestern perspectiveculture shockramenjapanese cuisine

About The Ramen Girl

The Ramen Girl is a romance, comedy, drama film released in 2008 exploring themes of japan, cooking, language barrier, restaurant, restaurant owner, family business . Directed by Robert Allan Ackerman, it stars Brittany Murphy, Tammy Blanchard, Gabriel Mann. An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she trains to be a ramen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master.

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