The Ramen Girl poster

Feature film — 2008

The Ramen Girl (2008)

6.51h 42mRomance — 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.

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A high-signal pick with 388 votes.

Media 8 Entertainment

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Director: Robert Allan Ackerman

On screen

Cast & crew

Brittany Murphy as Abby

Brittany Murphy

Abby

Tammy Blanchard as Gretchen

Tammy Blanchard

Gretchen

Gabriel Mann as Ethan

Gabriel Mann

Ethan

Toshiyuki Nishida as Maezumi

Toshiyuki Nishida

Maezumi

Soji Arai as Toshi Iwamoto

Soji Arai

Toshi Iwamoto

Kimiko Yo as Reiko

Kimiko Yo

Reiko

Renji Ishibashi as Udagawa

Renji Ishibashi

Udagawa

Akiko Monou as Mio

Akiko Monou

Mio

Tsutomu Yamazaki as Grand Master

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Grand Master

Takaki Uda as Akira

Takaki Uda

Akira

Daniel Evans as Charlie

Daniel Evans

Charlie

Daigo Tanji as Taxi Driver

Daigo Tanji

Taxi Driver

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