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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 ten 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 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 his 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. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
![Takumi Saitoh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/727/164727736_4b6338.jpg)
Takumi Saitoh
Japan
Best movies:
Sea Monkey (2004)
13 Assassins (2010)
Shinjuku Incident (2009)
![Seiko Matsuda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/640/162640267_78e2c5.jpg)
Seiko Matsuda
Japan
Best movies:
Armageddon (1998)
Ramen Shop (2018)
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
![Tsuyoshi Ihara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/326/164326573_a46dd3.png)
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Japan
Best movies:
Half a Confession (2004)
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Grave Of The Fireflies (2005) (TV movie)
![Beatrice Chien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/326/164326571_b8a444.jpg)
Beatrice Chien
Singapore
Best movies:
Ramen Shop (2018)
![Mark Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/326/164326631_b8bfd8.png)
Mark Lee
Singapore
Best movies:
Ramen Shop (2018)
![Tetsuya Bessho](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/400/159400868_55ca59.jpg)
Tetsuya Bessho
Japan
Best movies:
Messengers (1999)
You Are Umasou (2010)
Princess Goh (1992)
![Jeanette Aw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/326/164326601_00d53c.jpg)
Jeanette Aw
Singapore
Best movies:
Ramen Shop (2018)