Tampopo
Tampopo

Tampopo (1985)

"The first Japanese Noodle Western."

7.8 (417 votes)
1h 55m
November 23, 1985
Japanese

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.

Director

Jūzō Itami

Writers

Jūzō Itami

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Original Title

タンポポ

Status

Released

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

N/A

Production

New Century Producers, Itami Productions