The Ramen Girl
2008 · 1h 42m · Comedy, Drama, Romance · Japan, United States of America · Rated PG-13 (US)
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 ramen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master.
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Robert Allan AckermanWritten by
Becca Topol6.4Smart score
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american abroadbroken heartcookingculture shockexpatriatefamily business fish out of watergaijininterracial romancejapanjapanese cuisinelanguage barriermagic realismramenrestaurantrestaurant ownerteacher student relationshiptokyo, japanwestern perspective
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