Romance ·Comedy ·Drama · Japan · 2008 · 1h 42m

The Ramen Girl

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Director
Robert Allan Ackerman
Cast
Brittany Murphy as Abby Tammy Blanchard as Gretchen Gabriel Mann as Ethan Toshiyuki Nishida as Maezumi Soji Arai as Toshi Iwamoto Kimiko Yo as Reiko
Crew
Yoshitaka Sakamoto — Director of Photography Rick Shaine — Editor Carlo Siliotto — Original Music Composer Becca Topol — Screenplay Robert Allan Ackerman — Producer Yoko Narahashi — Producer
Tagline

Her romance is on pins and noodles.

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
japancookinglanguage barrierrestaurantrestaurant ownerfamily business interracial romancefish out of watertokyo, japangaijinamerican abroadteacher student relationship
Key Collaborators
Robert Allan Ackerman Director Yoshitaka Sakamoto Director of Photography Rick Shaine Editor Carlo Siliotto Original Music Composer Becca Topol Screenplay Robert Allan Ackerman Producer Yoko Narahashi Producer Kimio Kataoka Producer Brittany Murphy Producer Stewart Hall Producer Tsutomu Imamura Production Design
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