Ramen Heads

Name: Ramen Heads
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-11-15
Rating: 6.571

I dare you to try the best ramen in Japan.

Documentary1h 33m

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65%

Tomatometer

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82%

Popcornmeter

6.6

TMDB

Storyline

In Ramen Heads, Osamu Tomita, Japan's reigning king of ramen, takes us deep into his world, revealing every single step of his obsessive approach to creating the perfect soup and noodles, and his relentless search for the highest-quality ingredients.

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Details

DirectorKoki Shigeno

ReleasedNov 15, 2017

StatusReleased

Original languageJapanese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideGJP

Studio

Netzgen

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

3 fresh · 3 rotten

Kimberley Jones

RTAustin ChronicleApr 12, 2018

If Tomita Ramen is Mount Olympus, then the structurally scattershot and aesthetically clunky Ramen Heads is rooted more in the weeds.

Ty Burr

RTBoston GlobeApr 5, 2018

"Ramen: Whispered in anticipation or delight, it's enough to stir the emotions" is how the film's voice-over narration begins. It gets more effusive from there.

Walter V. Addiego

RTSan Francisco ChronicleMar 20, 2018

Ramen is just noodles and broth, right? Well, no, it's actually much more, as we learn in the entertaining Japanese documentary "Ramen Heads."

Dennis Harvey

RT48 HillsOct 16, 2020

It lets Japan's "Ramen King" Osamu Tomita take us on a "tasting tour" of the slurpable starch's master chefs, while also filling us in on its history and fanatical fans.