
Lost in Ramen
2018-03-03 · 102 min · ★ 8.0
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.
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- Directors
- Yûki Kumagai
- Production companies
- Toei Video Company, L'ESPACE FILM, L'espace Vision
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Yurika NakamuraMarie Akashi
Wakana AoiKojima
Jin KatagiriWataru Akahoshi
Renji IshibashiRetsuto Akashi
Reiko KataokaWataru Akahoshi
Takayuki Takuma
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