# The Ramen Girl (2008)

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**Runtime**: 102 min
**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

> *Her romance is on pins and noodles.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

After a breakup sends her to Tokyo, an American woman stumbles into ramen school where a chef’s razor-sharp precision meets her stubborn enthusiasm. Between broth simmering and egos cracking, her culinary crush on tradition steams to a boil. The film boils down to one woman’s quest to stir up more than just soup.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider, tender

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