The Ramen Girl

Name: The Ramen Girl
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Released: 2008-02-08
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Brittany Murphy, Tammy Blanchard, Gabriel Mann, Toshiyuki Nishida, Soji Arai

2008·Movie·PG-13·102 min·★ 6.5(372)

Romance Comedy Drama More English titles

“Her romance is on pins and noodles.”

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.

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About The Ramen Girl

The Ramen Girl is a 2008 English-language romance, comedy and drama film directed by Robert Allan Ackerman. The cast is led by Brittany Murphy, Tammy Blanchard, Gabriel Mann. It has a runtime of 1h 42m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Philo, Hoopla, The Roku Channel.

The Ramen Girl was produced by Media 8 Entertainment and made in Japan and United States of America. It was released on February 8, 2008, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $3 million, it went on to gross $0 million worldwide.

Director: Robert Allan Ackerman
Writers: Becca Topol
Release date: February 8, 2008
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: Japan, United States of America
Budget: $3 million
Box office: $0 million
Production: Media 8 Entertainment

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The Ramen Girl cast & crew

The Ramen Girl was directed by Robert Allan Ackerman and written by Becca Topol.

The cast features Brittany Murphy as Abby, Tammy Blanchard as Gretchen, Gabriel Mann as Ethan, Toshiyuki Nishida as Maezumi, Soji Arai as Toshi Iwamoto, and Kimiko Yo as Reiko.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Carlo Siliotto, cinematography is by Yoshitaka Sakamoto, and it was produced by Robert Allan Ackerman and Michael Eliasberg.

Is The Ramen Girl worth watching?

The Ramen Girl holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 372 ratings, a solidly received romance films.

At 1h 42m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy romance, comedy, and drama, The Ramen Girl is worth a place on your watchlist.

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