The Ramen Girl

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.

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Robert Allan Ackerman directed The Ramen Girl in 2008. See Robert Allan Ackerman's full filmography, where to start with Robert Allan Ackerman, or where to go after you've seen everything by Robert Allan Ackerman.

The Ramen Girl was released in 2008 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 102 minutes.