Tampopo (1985) on VHS
Directed by: Jūzō Itami
Comedy
MovieNR1h 55m
4 editions
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About the film
“The first Japanese Noodle Western.”
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.
Cast: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe
Production: New Century Producers, Itami Productions