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The Ramen Girl
The Ramen Girl

The Ramen Girl

Her romance is on pins and noodles.

Genres

RomanceComedyDrama

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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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Budget

$3200000

Revenue

$179590

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

6.477/10

Release Date

08 February 2008

Country

Japan

Cast

Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

Abby

Tammy Blanchard

Tammy Blanchard

Gretchen

Gabriel Mann

Gabriel Mann

Ethan

Toshiyuki Nishida

Toshiyuki Nishida

Maezumi

Soji Arai

Soji Arai

Toshi Iwamoto

Kimiko Yo

Kimiko Yo

Reiko

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Udagawa

Akiko Monou

Akiko Monou

Yûya Ogawa

Yûya Ogawa

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Grand Master

Takaki Uda

Takaki Uda

Akira

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