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The Ramen Girl (2008)

The Ramen Girl poster
Directed by
Robert Allan Ackerman
Genre
drama film, comedy drama, romantic comedy, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 02m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 372 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman moves to Tokyo to be with her boyfriend, and after a breakup, she finds purpose by apprenticing with a stern ramen master. She learns the craft and struggles to earn his approval while discovering her own path.

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What happens

The Ramen Girl (ラーメンガール, Rāmengāru) is a 2008 romantic comedy-drama film starring Brittany Murphy about a girl who travels to Japan and decides to learn how to cook ramen. Murphy also co-produced. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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