Abruptly abandoned by her boyfriend, a young American woman (Brittany Murphy) finds herself suddenly alone and adrift in Tokyo. After observing the magical effects of a shop's ramen on the customers, Abby convinces herself that her true path in life is to become a ramen chef. Abby persuades the shop's tyrannical, temperamental Japanese master chef to teach her the art of making ramen. And although their relationship is contentious and rocky, they both discover the most important ingredient of all - that each ramen bowl must contain a universe of feelings and truly be a gift from the heart.
