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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Tampopo
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Movie · Comedy · NR
1985 · 1h 55m · ★ 94% (27K)
The first Japanese Noodle Western.
Director: Jūzō Itami
Starring: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe
Overview
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.
Director
Jūzō Itami
Production
New Century Producers, Itami Productions
Cast
Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho, Rikiya Yasuoka, Kinzō Sakura, Hyōe Enoki, Gō Awazu, Mario Abe, Izumi Hara, Isao Hashizume, Hisashi Igawa, Toshimune Kato, Kenso Kato, Yoshi Katō, Yoshihiro Katō, Toshiya Fujita, Fukumi Kuroda, Nobuo Nakamura, Mariko Okada