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Tampopo

Tampopo (1985)

The first Japanese Noodle Western.

  • 7.8/10 · 460
  • NR
  • Nov 23, 1985
  • 1h 55m
  • Japanese
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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.

Director
Jūzō Itami
Starring
Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho
Country
Japan

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Original title
タンポポ
Release date
Nov 23, 1985
Status
Released
Languages
Japanese
Budget
$1.5M
Production
New Century Producers, Itami Productions
Keywords
widow, restaurant, business woman, restaurant owner, bullying, sensei, food, truck driver, erotic vignettes, hoodlum, foodie, stealing recipes
IMDb
tt0092048

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