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        The Ramen Girl
        6.4
        (337 votes)

        The Ramen Girl

        2008
        Romance
        Comedy
        Drama
        1 hr 42 min

        Overview

        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.

        Creators

        Screenplay
        Becca Topol
        The Ramen Girl

        Cast

        Full 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
        Tsutomu Yamazaki
        Tsutomu Yamazaki
        Grand Master
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (08/02/2008)
        Original language
        English
        Budget
        $3,200,000
        Box office
        $179,590
        Countries
        Production company
        🇯🇵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
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