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Tampopo (1987)

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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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.

Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy
Directed By:Jūzō Itami
Written By:Jūzō Itami
In Theaters:5/22/1987
Box Office:

Runtime:115 minutes
Studio:New Century Producers, Itami Productions

Cast

Director

Jūzō Itami

Director

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Tsutomu Yamazaki

Goro

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Nobuko Miyamoto

Tampopo

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Ken Watanabe

Gun

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Koji Yakusho

White Suit Man

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Rikiya Yasuoka

Pisken

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Kinzō Sakura

Shohei

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Hyōe Enoki

Pisken's Henchman

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Gō Awazu

Pisken's Henchman

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Mario Abe

Restaurant Owner

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Izumi Hara

Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese

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Isao Hashizume

Waiter

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