Tampopo (1985)

Kernel Score: 87% · 415 ratings

Genres: Comedy

Released: 1985-11-23

Runtime: 115 minutes

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.

Director

Jūzō Itami

Cast

• Tsutomu Yamazaki as Goro
• Nobuko Miyamoto as Tampopo
• Ken Watanabe as Gun
• Koji Yakusho as White Suit Man
• Rikiya Yasuoka as Pisken
• Kinzō Sakura as Shohei
• Hyōe Enoki as Pisken's Henchman
• Gō Awazu as Pisken's Henchman
• Mario Abe as Restaurant Owner
• Izumi Hara as Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese