The Ramen Girl... the movie.

Today I watched a movie called "The Ramen Girl" It is about a girl who comes to Japan to see her boyfriend, then he leaves her. It is a really interesting independent film that was inspired by a similar Japanese film called Tampopo I believe. During her trials she discovers a Ramen shop across the street from where she live. She quickly falls in love with the concept of becoming a Ramen Chef. The external conflict of the piece centers around the fact that Ramen is a field dominated by men. Very few women even Japanese ones become Chefs. I enjoyed the film because of the high quality of the actors and film production. I believe what happened is that the screenplay was effectively reproduced from the mind of the writer. One of the most interesting parts of the movie was the fact that there was a language barrier that slowly fell down as the movie went on. It was portrayed very well. I recommend this movie as a nice break from what Hollywood normally produces.