FEATURE FILM

Tampopo

7.8/10
TMDB469 votes
1985Original: Japanese115 min

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.

Genres: Comedy
Cast: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho, Rikiya Yasuoka

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THE STORY & THE PEOPLE

About Tampopo

The first Japanese Noodle Western.

Tampopo (1985) is a film in the comedy genres. Directed by Jūzō Itami. The cast includes Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho.

Released
1985-11-23
Original language
Japanese
Runtime
115 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Japan
Production companies
New Century Producers, Itami Productions
Directors
Jūzō Itami
Writers
Jūzō Itami

Tampopo cast & characters

Audience reviews

7.8/10 from 469 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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Nobuko Miyamoto is the eponymous lady who runs her small noodle bar always with the same regulars and... well it's all just a bit routine. That is until "Gorô" (Tsutomu Yamazaki) and his young sidekick "Gun" (Ken Watanabe) arrive and decide they are going to help her realise her dream to improve her shop. Her emporium also serves as the lynch pin for a few tangential stories that focus around her customers and their…

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Nobuko Miyamoto is the eponymous lady who runs her small noodle bar always with the same regulars and... well it's all just a bit routine. That is until "Gorô" (Tsutomu Yamazaki) and his young sidekick "Gun" (Ken Watanabe) arrive and decide they are going to help her realise her dream to improve her shop. Her emporium also serves as the lynch pin for a few tangential stories that focus around her customers and their need for food - and not only for nourishment, either! My favourite has to be the old woman who insists of squishing the life out of his produce then not buying anything - much to the chagrin of the poor shopkeeper. There is also quite a fun tale of an housewife on her deathbed who rises, just before the end, to cook her family a delicious dinner; and of a gangster - clad in a white suit, who finds quite an erotic way to use his dinner, too. It is funny and quirky, this film, with some really engaging performances and the two hours it takes just flies by.

Questions about Tampopo

What is Tampopo about?

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.

Who stars in Tampopo?

Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho, Rikiya Yasuoka, Kinzō Sakura. See the cast cards above for character names.

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