Mr. Ramen

Mr. Ramen tells the story of the last family-owned ramen restaurant in Los Angeles’ historic Little Tokyo neighborhood. Thirty-two years ago, Shinobu-san opened Mr. Ramen on Little Tokyo’s historic 1st Street. After his passing, his sons—Ray, Yudai, and Eugene—are faced with a difficult choice: continue running the restaurant in his memory, or step away to pursue their own paths. As the future of Mr. Ramen hangs in the balance, the film captures a family at a crossroads—and what’s at stake when gentrification threatens to erase a neighborhood.

Film Advisory Content: Gentrification, Grief

Credits
Writer: Shubhra Dubey, Mia Hagerty
Producer: Shubhra Dubey, Mia Hagerty
Executive Producer: Shubhra Dubey, Mia Hagerty
Director of Photography: Mia Hagerty
Editor: Shubhra Dubey, Mia Hagerty
Production Designer: Shubhra Dubey, Mia Hagerty
Composer: Ishaan Tyagi
Sound Designer: Shubhra Dubey
Music: Diego Fernandez

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