Movie
Ramen Shop
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2018-03-29
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Zhao Wei Films, Wild Orange Artists, Comme des Cinémas, Version Originale
- Country
- France, Japan, Singapore
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- 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
- Keisuke Takeda as Keisuke
Crew
- Eric Khoo - Director
- Tan Fong Cheng - Screenplay
- Wong Kim Hoh - Screenplay
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