Ramen Shop

Ramen Shop

When food is love…

2018•1h 30m•6.8/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(118)

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.

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Production

Zhao Wei Films, Wild Orange Artists, Comme des Cinémas, Version Originale

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Takumi Saitoh

Takumi Saitoh

Masato

Seiko Matsuda

Seiko Matsuda

Miki

Jeanette Aw

Jeanette Aw

Mei Lian

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Tsuyoshi Ihara

Kazuo

Mark Lee

Mark Lee

Ah Wee

Tetsuya Bessho

Tetsuya Bessho

Uncle Akio

Beatrice Chien

Madam Lee

Gisele Chiam

Ah Wee's Younger Daughter

Keisuke Takeda

Keisuke

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