The Ramen Girl
The Ramen Girl

Movie·2008·1h 42m

The Ramen Girl

Her romance is on pins and noodles.

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

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.

Written By

Becca Topol

Producer

Robert Allan Ackerman, Michael Eliasberg

Cinematography

Yoshitaka Sakamoto

Music

Carlo Siliotto

Editor

Rick Shaine

Themes

japancookinglanguage barrierrestaurantrestaurant ownerfamily business interracial romancefish out of watertokyo, japangaijinamerican abroadteacher student relationship

Production House

Media 8 Entertainment

Audience Score

65%

364 votes

Skip12%
Timepass27%
Go for it38%
Perfection23%

Where to watch

Region: US

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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

Yûya Ogawa

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Grand Master

Takaki Uda

Takaki Uda

Akira

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Crew

Becca Topol

Screenplay

Carlo Siliotto

Carlo Siliotto

Original Music Composer

Rick Shaine

Rick Shaine

Editor

Robert Allan Ackerman

Producer, Director

Michael Eliasberg

Executive Producer

Stewart Hall

Producer

Kimio Kataoka

Producer

Cleve Landsberg

Executive Producer

Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

Producer

Yoko Narahashi

Yoko Narahashi

Producer

Masafumi Odawara

Executive Producer

Yoshitaka Sakamoto

Director of Photography

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