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
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
Rank
#121 in 2008·#6127 overall
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.0 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Brittany Murphy
Abby
Tammy Blanchard
Gretchen
Gabriel Mann
Ethan
Toshiyuki Nishida
Maezumi
Soji Arai
Toshi Iwamoto
Kimiko Yo
Reiko
Renji Ishibashi
Udagawa
Akiko Monou
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Grand Master
Takaki Uda
Akira
Crew
Carlo Siliotto
Original Music Composer
Rick Shaine
Editor
Brittany Murphy
Producer
Yoko Narahashi
Producer
Victoria Thomas
Casting
Yoko Narahashi
Casting
Carlo Siliotto
Music Director
Popular Reviews
151 reviews
Ays
8.0★ · 05/14/26
Ya yeter artık brittany Murphy karakterelri hep loser bf nerden buluyorlar. Bu abla illa aşk acısı çekmek zorunda mı ama love her 💜
Ya yeter artık brittany Murphy karakterelri hep loser bf nerden buluyorlar. Bu abla illa aşk acısı çekmek zorunda mı ama love her 💜
C
8.0★ · 05/10/26
brittany murphy we still talk about you
brittany murphy we still talk about you
Kayeo
8.0★ · 05/03/26
yes ramen is THAT serious
yes ramen is THAT serious
James Cordon
8.0★ · 04/26/26
Lost in translation if it was actually good
Lost in translation if it was actually good
Hallie
5.0★ · 04/24/26
She was ranting to these people knowing damn well they had no idea what she was saying
She was ranting to these people knowing damn well they had no idea what she was saying
