Ramen Shop
2018 · Movie · 90 min · ★ 6.8 · 74% critics
A young ramen cook in Japan discovers his late mother’s journal after his father dies and travels to Singapore to learn more about her past. The journey becomes a quiet search for family history, identity, and connection through food and memory.
Also known as Rāmen Shop
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Details
- Original title
- 家族のレシピ
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-03-29
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (119 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy gentle, food-centered family dramas like Sweet Bean or Midnight Diner, with a reflective search for identity and belonging; Not for you if you want fast pacing or high drama.
Pros: heartfelt family story; food-centered journey; reflective mood | Cons: very gentle pace; low-key conflict; more intimate than dramatic
Themes
- japan
- singapore
- cooking
- restaurant
- uncle
- family relationships
- food
- photograph
- chef
- journey
- ramen
- cooking together
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Takumi Saitoh
as Masato
Seiko Matsuda
as Miki
Jeanette Aw
as Mei Lian
Tsuyoshi Ihara
as Kazuo
Mark Lee
as Ah Wee
Tetsuya Bessho
as Uncle Akio
Beatrice Chien
as Madam Lee
Gisele Chiam
as Ah Wee's Younger Daughter
- KT
Keisuke Takeda
as Keisuke
Directed by Eric Khoo