Tampopo
1985 · Movie · NR · 115 min · ★ 7.8
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.
Also known as Dandelion · Tampopo: A Ramen Western
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Details
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-11-23
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 115 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (432 votes)
- Box office
- $224,097
Themes
- widow
- restaurant
- business woman
- restaurant owner
- bullying
- sensei
- food
- truck driver
- erotic vignettes
- hoodlum
- foodie
- stealing recipes
- +10 more
Cast & crew
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Goro
Nobuko Miyamoto
as Tampopo
Ken Watanabe
as Gun
Koji Yakusho
as White Suit Man
Rikiya Yasuoka
as Pisken
Kinzō Sakura
as Shohei
Hyōe Enoki
as Pisken's Henchman
Gō Awazu
as Pisken's Henchman
- MA
Mario Abe
as Restaurant Owner
Izumi Hara
as Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
Directed by Jūzō Itami