ramen

17 movies and shows

Tampopo

Sat, 23 Nov 1985

In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.

Ramen Shop

Thu, 29 Mar 2018

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.

The Ramen Girl

Fri, 08 Feb 2008

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.

The Chef of South Polar

Fri, 07 Aug 2009

When eight men are assigned to live 14,000 kilometers from home in inhumanly cold conditions, food becomes their new existence.

Working Class

Fri, 09 Aug 1985

Yam, Sunny and Ah Hing are buddies and all dismissed creating havoc in their jobs. The trio is employed by a noodle factory, which has a very poor labor relationship. The manager, supervisor and foreman are always picking on their subordinates. Finally the workers decide to take an united front to oppose their superiors.

Lost in Ramen

Sat, 03 Mar 2018

A suicidal high school student, a ramen shop owner closing shop after the passing of his wife, and a cuisine researcher stranded in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region get connected due to a bowl of ramen.

Ramen Fight

Mon, 15 Jul 1996

The story of young ramen chef, who takes ownership of Gantetsu Ramen after the disappearance of his father, determined to train hard to get back at those who led his father going missing.

Ramen Heads

Wed, 15 Nov 2017

In Ramen Heads, Osamu Tomita, Japan's reigning king of ramen, takes us deep into his world, revealing every single step of his obsessive approach to creating the perfect soup and noodles, and his relentless search for the highest-quality ingredients.

The God of Ramen

Sat, 08 Jun 2013

Every day, people would queue for over two hours for a bowl of ramen. What’s the celebrated chef’s secret ingredient? There is no secret ingredient. In fact, as most fans of Taishoken believe, it’s the charisma of owner Kazuo Yamagishi that attracted people from all around Japan to his modest shop. His personality and love for his craft, combined with a precise mélange of flavours, combined to create perfection in each ramen bowl. This heart-warming documentary is not just for noodle fans, but for anyone who loves to be inspired by passionate people.

Maneki

Sun, 26 Mar 2023

After being rejected by her favorite customer, a cashier must reconcile her feelings when the customer continues to visit the ramen shop.

Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles SP

Mon, 04 Jan 2016

Mysterious transfer student Mitsukuni Naruto (Ryo Narita) appears in front of Koizumi (Akari Hayami). Koizumi and Mitsukuni have different opinions about ramen which leads them into arguments. They decide to have a battle over who has a deeper love of ramen. --asianwiki