Japan Synopsis
“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 râmen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master.
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
362 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Ramen Girl sits at position #237.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Ramen Girl. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Ramen Girl premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 42m runtime, production spent $31K per minute on screen and earned $2K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,260 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (29th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Romance productions specifically: #257 of 406 (top 63%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, English |
| Production Companies | Media 8 Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | February 8, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt0806165 |