The Ramen Girl

The Ramen Girl

2008
1h 42m
6.5

6.5/10

388 votes • View on IMDb
Romance Comedy Drama

"Her romance is on pins and noodles."

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $3,200,000

Revenue: $179,590

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Media 8 Entertainment
Production Countries
Japan United States of America
Spoken Languages
Japanese English

Keywords

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

Quick Facts

Release Date February 8, 2008
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0806165

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

Mio

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki

Grand Master

Takaki Uda
Takaki Uda

Akira

Daniel Evans
Daniel Evans

Charlie

Daigo Tanji
Daigo Tanji

Taxi Driver

Key Crew

Michael Eliasberg
Executive Producer
Robert Allan Ackerman
Producer
Becca Topol
Screenplay
Yoko Narahashi
Producer
Cleve Landsberg
Executive Producer
Kimio Kataoka
Producer
Brittany Murphy
Producer
Masafumi Odawara
Executive Producer