Tampopo (1985)

The first Japanese Noodle Western.

Directed by Jūzō Itami1h 55mComedy

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.

Rated
NR
Year
1985
Country
JP
Language
Japanese
Release date
23 November 1985
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7.8 (455)
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Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Goro
Nobuko Miyamoto
Nobuko Miyamoto
Tampopo
Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe
Gun
Koji Yakusho
Koji Yakusho
White Suit Man
Rikiya Yasuoka
Rikiya Yasuoka
Pisken
Kinzō Sakura
Kinzō Sakura
Shohei
Hyōe Enoki
Hyōe Enoki
Pisken's Henchman
Gō Awazu
Gō Awazu
Pisken's Henchman
M
Mario Abe
Restaurant Owner
Izumi Hara
Izumi Hara
Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
Isao Hashizume
Isao Hashizume
Waiter
Hisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa
Running Man
T
Toshimune Kato
Young Employee
Kenso Kato
Kenso Kato
Hira
Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Noodle-making Master
Yoshihiro Kato
Yoshihiro Kato
Man in White Suit's Henchman
Toshiya Fujita
Toshiya Fujita
Man with Toothache
Fukumi Kuroda
Fukumi Kuroda
Man in White Suit's Mistress
Nobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura
Old Gentleman
Mariko Okada
Mariko Okada
Spaghetti Teacher
Y
Yoshihei Saga
Salaryman
S
Setsuko Shinoi
Old Man's Mistress
Hitoshi Takagi
Hitoshi Takagi
Restaurant Owner
Choei Takahashi
Choei Takahashi
Salaryman
E
Ei Takami
Homeless Man
A
Akio Tanaka
Salaryman
Masahiko Tsugawa
Masahiko Tsugawa
Supermarket Manager
Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki
Rich Old Man
Naritoshi Hayashi
Naritoshi Hayashi
Accompanying Man
Yoriko Doguchi
Yoriko Doguchi
Pearl Diver
Ryutaro Otomo
Ryutaro Otomo
Ramen Master
G
Gilyak Amagasaki
Homeless Man

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