Comedy · Japan · 1985 · 1h 55m

Tampopo

タンポポ

Tampopo poster
Director
Jūzō Itami
Cast
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
Crew
Masaki Tamura — Director of Photography Akira Suzuki — Editor Kunihiko Murai — Original Music Composer Jūzō Itami — Screenplay Yasushi Tamaoki — Producer Jūzō Itami — Producer
Tagline

The first Japanese Noodle Western.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Tampopo — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
widowrestaurantbusiness womanrestaurant ownerbullyingsenseifoodtruck drivererotic vignetteshoodlumfoodiestealing recipes
Key Collaborators
Jūzō Itami Director Masaki Tamura Director of Photography Akira Suzuki Editor Kunihiko Murai Original Music Composer Jūzō Itami Screenplay Yasushi Tamaoki Producer Jūzō Itami Producer Seigo Hosogoe Producer Emiko Kogô Costume Design
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