The Ramen Girl

Her romance is on pins and noodles.

Plot Summary

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.

6.4 /10

2008

US

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P.S.

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