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The Ramen Girl

2008 · 102 min

A gentle, fish-out-of-water story that warms you with its earnest charm and quiet moments of self-discovery.

Genres
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Her romance is on pins and noodles.
Overview
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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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • found family
  • love
  • healing
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
romance, comedy, drama
Directed by
Robert Allan Ackerman
Written by
Becca Topol
Starring
Brittany Murphy, Tammy Blanchard, Gabriel Mann, Toshiyuki Nishida, Soji Arai, Kimiko Yo, Renji Ishibashi, Akiko Monou
Music
Carlo Siliotto
Cinematography
Yoshitaka Sakamoto
Runtime
102 min
Country
Japan, United States of America
Languages
Japanese, English

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