An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she trains to be a râmen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master.
Stars: Brittany Murphy, Tammy Blanchard, Gabriel Mann, Toshiyuki Nishida, Soji Arai, Kimiko Yo
Crew: Robert Allan Ackerman (Producer), Michael Eliasberg (Executive Producer), Becca Topol (Screenplay), Randy Dannenberg (Co-Producer), Rick Shaine (Editor), Kimio Kataoka (Producer)
Country: Japan, United States of America
Language: 日本語, English
Studio: Media 8 Entertainment
Runtime: 102 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 08, 2008
IMDb: 4.6
Keywords:japan, cooking, language barrier, restaurant, restaurant owner, family business , interracial romance, fish out of water, tokyo, japan, gaijin, american abroad, teacher student relationship, expatriate, magic realism, broken heart, western perspective, culture shock, ramen, japanese cuisine
