Director: Innami Takashi
Screenplay: Iwahida Hiromitsu
Music: Takata Kôji
Cast: Tanihara Shôsuke
Yamagichi Kazuo,
Production: Media Research
Contact:Pony Canyon Inc.
2-5-10 Toranomon,
inato-ku
105-8487 Tokyo - Japan
81 3 5521 8016
Shinji Sakoda
[email protected]
Year: 2013
DCP, Color, 90 min, OV Japanese with English and French electronic subtitles
French Premiere
Customers of legendary ramen shop East Ikebukuro Taishoken must be patient – the average waiting time to get a bowl of ramen is around two hours – and only the 250 first customers will get served! The documentary follows an anonymous chief, known as The God of ramen for more than ten years – not only to discover the recipe of his success, but also to see beyond the image of a devoted cook and understand what is haunting him.
The God of ramen is not only an extraordinary documentary about how to serve the best ramen in the world, but also the portrayal of an incredible human being, whole destiny will give you a real life lesson.
