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Tampopo (1985)

Tampopo (1985)

Comedy

The first Japanese Noodle Western.

Release Date: 1985, November 23
Directors: Jūzō Itami
Countries: Japan
Production: New Century Producers, Itami Productions
Cast: Ken Watanabe, Akio Tanaka, Koji Yakusho, Hisashi Igawa, Hitoshi Takagi, Nobuo Nakamura, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Yoriko Doguchi, Nobuko Miyamoto, Isao Hashizume, Masahiko Tsugawa, Rikiya Yasuoka

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.

Keywords:

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