Japan Ramen Shop is a Japan–Singapore co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
家族のレシピ
“When food is love…”
Masato is a young ramen chef in Japan. When he finds his late mother's journal after the sudden death of his emotionally distant father, he takes it with him to her native country, Singapore, hoping to piece together the story of his family and his life.
Japan × Singapore Co-Production
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ramen Shop. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2017–2019 Japan Window
Ramen Shop holds position #364 of 569 Japan films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
★ 8.9 · 2019
#4Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
★ 8.7 · 2019
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6Dr. STONE
★ 8.6 · 2019
#7The Rising of the Shield Hero
★ 8.6 · 2019
#8Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ramen Shop premiered alongside 194 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 194 other Japan films in 2018.
The 3710th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
95 audience reviews — more than 75% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (75th percentile) outruns trending popularity (44th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Ramen Shop, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- uncle · 5
- ramen · 4
- grandmother grandson relationship · 4
- photograph · 3
- cooking together · 2
- food · 21
- journey · 20
- restaurant · 17
- singapore · 15
- chef · 14
- cooking · 13
- japanese cuisine · 12
- japan · 454
- family relationships · 57
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,512 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,101 of 1,933 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan, Singapore |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Malay, English, Mandarin, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Zhao Wei Films, Wild Orange Artists, Comme des Cinémas, Version Originale |
| Runtime | 1h 29m |
| Release Date | March 29, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt6720618 |
| Official Site | mk2films.com |