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.
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| Brittany Murphy | ... | Abby | |
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Toshiyuki Nishida | ... | Maezumi |
| Soji Arai | ... | Toshi Iwamoto (as Sohee Park) | |
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Abby, four years out of college, an aimless child of privilege, comes to Tokyo to be with her boyfriend, who promptly leaves for Osaka. She wants to stay in Tokyo in hopes he'll come back to her, but she's miserable: she speaks little Japanese and has a dull job as a law-firm gopher. She stumbles into the neighborhood ramen shop operated by the aging master chef Maezumi and his wife Reiko. His soup cheers Abby, so she decides to apprentice herself to him. He's uninterested, she's insistent, so he shouts at her and gives her all the cleaning to do. Weeks go by; she's persistent. Will he ever actually teach her to cook? And if he does, will she bring the requisite spirit to the job? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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23 October 2008 (Russia) See more »Also Known As:
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Maezumi: If you just look at the ramen you'll feel it.
Maezumi: Stop thinking about words! Use your heart!
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Written by Andrea Wasse, Robert Wells and Christopher Ward
Performed by Andrea Wasse
Courtesy of Bosse Wasse Records
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In several scenes, people are seen taking their shoes off before entering a house. This is a Japanese custom where the inside of the house is considered "clean" and the outside "un-clean." The shoes are considered part of the outside and are "un-clean." It is very disrespectful to wear shoes inside someone else's home. See more »Goofs
In Japan, taxi's doors are operated exclusively by the driver. Passengers do not open nor close them. See more »Quotes
Maezumi: I Know the problem. Your Forehead is too small. A small Forehead means a small brain. Like a monkey. You should be swinging from a tree screaming "kya kya kya".Maezumi: If you just look at the ramen you'll feel it.
Maezumi: Stop thinking about words! Use your heart!
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My Wild SideWritten by Andrea Wasse, Robert Wells and Christopher Ward
Performed by Andrea Wasse
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This film is about an American girl who uses a Ramen shop as her haven after being dumped by her boyfriend. There, she experiences and learns more than she unexpected to.
"The Ramen Girl" is actually enjoyable to watch. I particularly like the way that it treats Japanese culture with respect. This can be seen by not Americanising the Japanese characters, using plenty of Japanese language in the film and also using actors who actually speaks fluent Japanese. Hearing a Japanese ramen chef explaining the spirit of ramen is quite inspirational, as one could see so much dedication and respect for something seemingly insignificant. "The Ramen Girl" is more than just a romantic comedy or a "Lost in Translation" rip off. It is a good way to introduce Japanese culture, values and traditions to other cultures. I enjoyed "The Ramen Girl" a lot, and I hope it reaches a wider audience.