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Media 8 Entertainment presents

The Ramen Girl

directed by Robert Allan Ackerman

“Her romance is on pins and noodles.”

20081h 42mPG-13Romance

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Media 8 Entertainment presents

The Ramen Girl

directed by Robert Allan Ackerman

“Her romance is on pins and noodles.”

20081h 42mPG-13Romance

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§ Synopsis

Romance · Comedy · Drama

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

what it's about

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

§ Crew

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Director

Robert Allan Ackerman

Screenplay

Cinematography

Yoshitaka Sakamoto

Music

§ Cast

8 of 11

Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

Tammy Blanchard

Tammy Blanchard

Gabriel Mann

Toshiyuki Nishida

Toshiyuki Nishida

Soji Arai

as Toshi Iwamoto

Kimiko Yo

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Akiko Monou

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