Tampopo poster

Tampopo( 1985)

TV-MAComedy
79%
User
Score

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

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      Tsutomu Yamazaki

      Goro

    2. cast image

      Nobuko Miyamoto

      Tampopo

    3. cast image

      Ken Watanabe

      Gun

    4. cast image

      Koji Yakusho

      White Suit Man

    5. cast image

      Rikiya Yasuoka

      Pisken

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      Kinzō Sakura

      Shohei

    7. cast image

      Hyōe Enoki

      Pisken's Henchman

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      Gō Awazu

      Pisken's Henchman

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      Mario Abe

      Restaurant Owner

    10. cast image

      Izumi Hara

      Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese

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      Isao Hashizume

      Waiter

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      Hisashi Igawa

      Running Man

    13. cast image

      Toshimune Kato

      Young Employee

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      Kenso Kato

      Hira

    15. cast image

      Yoshi Katō

      Noodle-making Master

    16. cast image

      Yoshihiro Katō

      Man in White Suit's Henchman

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      Toshiya Fujita

      Man with Toothache

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      Fukumi Kuroda

      Man in White Suit's mistress

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      Nobuo Nakamura

      Old Gentleman

    20. cast image

      Mariko Okada

      Spaghetti Teacher

    21. cast image

      Yoshihei Saga

      Salaryman

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      Setsuko Shinoi

      Old Man's Mistress

    23. cast image

      Hitoshi Takagi

      Restaurant Owner

    24. cast image

      Chōei Takahashi

      Salaryman

    25. cast image

      Ei Takami

      Homeless Man

    26. cast image

      Akio Tanaka

      Salaryman

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      Masahiko Tsugawa

      Supermarket Manager

    28. cast image

      Hideji Ōtaki

      Rich Old Man

    29. cast image

      Naritoshi Hayashi

      Accompanying Man

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      Yoriko Doguchi

      Pearl Diver

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      Ryutaro Otomo

      Ramen Master

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      Gilyak Amagasaki

      Homeless Man

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jul 17 2023
    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 th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1500000.00

    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
    • recipes and preparation details
    • helping people
    • chef female lead
    • japanese restaurant
    • ramen noodles