Tampopo (1985)

"The first Japanese Noodle Western."

7.8 November 23, 1985 1h 55m Released
Comedy

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

  • 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

  • Mario Abe

    Mario Abe

    Restaurant Owner

  • Izumi Hara

    Izumi Hara

    Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese

  • Isao Hashizume

    Isao Hashizume

    Waiter

  • Hisashi Igawa

    Hisashi Igawa

    Running Man

  • Toshimune Kato

    Toshimune Kato

    Young Employee

  • Kenso Kato

    Kenso Kato

    Hira

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