Ramen Teh (2018)

Original title

家族のレシピ

Directed by

Eric Khoo

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Japan

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

AA

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 119 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Japanese ramen chef travels to Singapore to learn about his late mother's past. He uncovers family recipes and memories that help him understand his heritage and his relationship with food.

heartfeltnostalgiccontemplativewarmfood-centeredslow-pacedemotionalbittersweetcultural

What happens

Ramen Teh (Chinese: 情牽拉麵茶), also known as Ramen Shop (or in Japanese, 家族のレシピ, Kazoku no Recipe, "family recipe"), is a Singaporean-Japanese-French film directed by Eric Khoo and starring Takumi Saito, Jeanette Aw, Seiko Matsuda, Mark Lee, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Tetsuya Bessho, and Beatrice Chien. Ramen Teh had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2018 and was released in Singapore on 29 March 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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