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The Ramen Girl (2008)

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Her romance is on pins and noodles.

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

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Cast & Crew

Director
Robert Allan Ackerman
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    Abby Brittany Murphy
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    Gretchen Tammy Blanchard
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    Ethan Gabriel Mann
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    Maezumi Toshiyuki Nishida
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    Toshi Iwamoto Soji Arai
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    Reiko Kimiko Yo
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    Udagawa Renji Ishibashi
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    Akiko Monou

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  • 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