Tampopo (1985)
11/23/1985 (JP) • 1h 55m
The first Japanese Noodle Western.
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Goro
Tampopo
Gun
White Suit Man
Pisken
Shohei
Pisken's Henchman
Pisken's Henchman
Restaurant Owner
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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
$1,500,000.00
Revenue
-
Keywords
widow
restaurant
business woman
restaurant owner
bullying
sensei
food
truck driver
erotic vignettes
hoodlum
foodie
stealing recipes
eastern philosophy
ramen
food culture
small town cook
gastronomia
helping people
japanese restaurant
ramen noodles
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