Tampopo

Tampopo

1985
1h 55m
7.8

7.8/10

424 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy

"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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $1,500,000

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
New Century Producers Itami Productions
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

widow restaurant business woman restaurant owner bullying sensei food truck driver erotic vignettes hoodlum foodie stealing recipes eastern philosophy ramen food culture small town cook joyous helping people whimsical ridiculous japanese restaurant ramen noodles

Quick Facts

Original Title タンポポ
Release Date November 23, 1985
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0092048

Cast

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki

Goro

Nobuko Miyamoto
Nobuko Miyamoto

Tampopo

Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe

Gun

Koji Yakusho
Koji Yakusho

White Suit Man

Rikiya Yasuoka
Rikiya Yasuoka

Pisken

Kinzō Sakura
Kinzō Sakura

Shohei

Hyōe Enoki
Hyōe Enoki

Pisken's Henchman

Gō Awazu
Gō Awazu

Pisken's Henchman

Mario Abe
Mario Abe

Restaurant Owner

Izumi Hara
Izumi Hara

Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese

Isao Hashizume
Isao Hashizume

Waiter

Hisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa

Running Man

Key Crew

Yasushi Tamaoki
Producer
Jūzō Itami
Producer
Jūzō Itami
Screenplay
Seigo Hosogoe
Producer
Jūzō Itami
Director