揭開「東池袋大勝軒」半個世紀的秘密!這所位於繁華池袋窄巷內的簡陋小店，未開門就有許多拉麵愛好者和熟客排隊，只望嚐嚐「沾麵之父」的絕世拉麵。導演印南貴史首度得以進入這間在日本無人不曉的食店，以旁觀者的角色，觀察來店裡消費的客人，以及美食背後老闆山岸一雄的一生。1961年開設大勝軒的山岸，首創將熱湯和麵條分開吃法的沾麵，憑麵質美妙而聞名。他勞碌一生，和他一起創業25載的愛妻撒手人寰，病魔又不斷侵蝕他的身體，麵店曾幾度關門又復業，直至今年4月病逝，享年80歲。山岸的一生全奉獻給拉麵，大勝軒沾麵不但帶著濃濃人情味，還滿載他或悲或喜的故事。

Every day, as he has done for years, round and cheery chef Yamagishi Kazuo does the simple and extraordinary. He awakens early in the back room of Taishoken, a small ramen house in Tokyo, where he begins an exacting routine of making noodles and preparing broth for the dedicated customers who will wait hours for a bowl of his homey, delicious ramen. The creator of tsukemen (ramen dipped in a separate bowl of soup), Yamagishi is profiled in The God of Ramen, an affectionate documentary that chronicles Taishoken’s daily routine and its satiated, delighted customers before delving into Yamagishi’s reasons, some personal and quite painful, for choosing to dedicate his life to selflessly satisfying others.