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Tampopo(1985)

NR11/23/1985 (JP)Comedy1h 55m
78%

Movie Score

The first Japanese Noodle Western.

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.

Jūzō Itami

Director

Movie Cast

Tsutomu Yamazaki photo
Koji Yakusho photo

Koji Yakusho

Man in White Suit

Hyōe Enoki photo

Hyōe Enoki

Pisken's Henchman

Gō Awazu photo

Gō Awazu

Pisken's Henchman

Mario Abe photo

Mario Abe

Restaurant Owner

Izumi Hara photo

Izumi Hara

Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$1,500,000.00

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyNew Century Producers

Original LanguageJapanese

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