The Ramen Girl

My friend said that he was planning on showing this film as part of a class he would be teaching. As I had never heard of it, and due to my long experience with Japan, I thought I should check it out.

The film includes some famous Japanese actors, most notably the star, who also stars in the Tsuribaka Nisshi films.

The plot is rather implausible, as some American woman decides to dedicate herself to learning to be a top ramen (no pun intended) chef, while not being able to speak any Japanese.

One of the short comings is that as most of the action takes place in a ramen shop you get a rather limited picture of Japan.