The Ramen Girl

The Ramen Girl

Her romance is on pins and noodles.

PG-13 2008 · 102 min · ★ 6.5 · Romance, Comedy, Drama

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.

Directed by Robert Allan Ackerman · Written by Becca Topol

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