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The Ramen Girl (2008)

The Ramen Girl (2008)

Drama Comedy Romance

Her romance is on pins and noodles.

Release Date: 2008, February 8
Directors: Robert Allan Ackerman
Countries: Japan, United States of America
Production: Media 8 Entertainment
Cast: Brittany Murphy, Gabriel Mann, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo, Renji Ishibashi, Tammy Blanchard, Toshiyuki Nishida, Soji Arai, Takaki Uda

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.

Keywords:

cooking japan magic realism fish out of water teacher student relationship restaurant tokyo, japan expatriate family business language barrier interracial romance american abroad broken heart culture shock restaurant owner ramen japanese cuisine gaijin western perspective