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Tampopo (1985)

Poster for Tampopo

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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Jūzō Itami
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    Goro Tsutomu Yamazaki
  • Profile picture of Nobuko Miyamoto
    Tampopo Nobuko Miyamoto
  • Profile picture of Ken Watanabe
    Gun Ken Watanabe
  • Profile picture of Koji Yakusho
    White Suit Man Koji Yakusho
  • Profile picture of Rikiya Yasuoka
    Pisken Rikiya Yasuoka
  • Profile picture of Kinzō Sakura
    Shohei Kinzō Sakura
  • Profile picture of Hyōe Enoki
    Pisken's Henchman Hyōe Enoki
  • Profile picture of Gō Awazu
    Pisken's Henchman Gō Awazu

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  • stealing recipes
  • eastern philosophy
  • ramen
  • food culture
  • small town cook
  • gastronomia
  • recipes and preparation details
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