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In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup… Read more
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Sat · 1h 55m
Director: Jūzō Itami
Starring: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe
In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.
Jūzō Itami
Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe