Ramen Teh (2018)
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Masato is a young ramen chef in the city of Takasaki in Japan. After the sudden death of his emotionally distant father, he chances upon a suitcase of memorabilia and a red notebook - filled with musings and old photos - left behind by his Singaporean mother who died when he was just 10 years old.
Acting on a hunch, he takes off for Singapore with the notebook, hoping to piece together the story of his life, as well as that of his parents. There he meets Miki, a Japanese food blogger and single mother who helps him track down his maternal uncle Ah Wee, who runs a bak kut teh (pork rib soup) stall.
Masato discovers that his grandmother Madam Lee is still alive, and that she holds the key to the tender yet turbulent love story of his parents. Masato and grandmother try to heal each other's broken soul, and find salvation in the kitchen where the meals they cook become more than the sum of their ingredients.
Directed by Eric Khoo Written by Tan Fong Cheng / Wong Kim Hoh
Executive ProducersYutaka Tachibana / Bert Tan / Lim Teck
Produced by Huang Junxiang / Yutaka Tachibana / Tan Fong Cheng Co-Producers Eric Le Bot / Masa Sawada / Hideki Akiyoshi
Starring Takumi Saitoh / Mark Lee / Jeanette Aw / Tsuyoshi Ihara / Tetsuya Bessho / Beatrice Chien / Seiko Matsuda
Cinematography by Brian Gothong Tan Music by Kevin Mathews / Christine Sham Sound Designer by Kazz Edited by Natalie Soh
Distributed by mk2 Films (International) / Clover Films (Singapore)
Release date 29 March, 2018 Running time 90 minutes Language Japanese, English, Mandarin, Dialect