The Ramen Girl
2008 · 102 min · Director: Robert Allan Ackerman
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Abby, four years out of college, an aimless child of privilege, comes to Tokyo to be with her boyfriend, who promptly leaves for Osaka. She wants to stay in Tokyo in hopes he'll come back to her, but she's miserable: she speaks little Japanese and has a dull job as a law-firm gopher. She stumbles into the neighborhood ramen shop operated by the aging master chef Maezumi and his wife Reiko. His soup cheers Abby, so she decides to apprentice herself to him. He's uninterested, she's insistent, so he shouts at her and gives her all the cleaning to do. Weeks go by; she's persistent. Will he ever actually teach her to cook? And if he does, will she bring the requisite spirit to the job?
Emotional fingerprint
The Ramen Girl (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Hope 30%, Empathy 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Hope30%
- Empathy25%
- Humor20%
- Inspiration15%
- Love10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Hope, Empathy, Humor. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Hope, Empathy and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Hope
- Sadness
- Joy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Hope | Sadness | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 45 % | 12 % | 28 % | 10 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 57 % | 15 % | 51 % | 10 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Sadness | 59 % | 24 % | 58 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sadness | 50 % | 28 % | 39 % | 13 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Humor | 50 % | 27 % | 26 % | 6 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Humor | 55 % | 20 % | 33 % | 4 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 60 % | 18 % | 46 % | 5 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sadness | 59 % | 33 % | 44 % | 15 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Hope | 53 % | 38 % | 25 % | 21 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 49 % | 30 % | 20 % | 19 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Hope | 49 % | 34 % | 29 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Joy | 53 % | 44 % | 25 % | 36 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Hope | 58 % | 41 % | 26 % | 28 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 61 % | 36 % | 46 % | 13 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Hope | 63 % | 43 % | 55 % | 13 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Humor | 64 % | 41 % | 50 % | 21 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 68 % | 40 % | 50 % | 26 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Sadness | 73 % | 55 % | 44 % | 40 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Joy | 75 % | 67 % | 25 % | 60 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Rags to riches
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Details
- Directed by
- Robert Allan Ackerman
- Written by
- Becca Topol
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Country
- United States, Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Hope
- Data updated
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