Tampopo
Ken Watanabe, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto
A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.
Why you'll love it
A comedy that revolves around the art of making ramen, perfect for food lovers.
Ramen Heads
Shôta Iida, Kumiko Ishida, Katsuya Kobayashi
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 highes...
Why you'll love it
A documentary that explores the obsession with ramen in Japan.
Udon
Yûsuke Santamaria, Manami Konishi, Tortoise Matsumoto
A dramedy about the relationship between an aspiring comic and his stubborn noodlemaker father.
Why you'll love it
Though not about ramen, this comedy-drama explores the food culture in Japan, including noodle dishes.
The Ramen Girl
Brittany Murphy, Toshiyuki Nishida, Tammy Blanchard
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.
Why you'll love it
A story about an American woman learning to cook ramen in Japan after a breakup.