Tampopo
"The first Japanese Noodle Western."
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
Languages
Japanese
Status
Released
Budget
$1,500,000
Who's In It
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Goro
Nobuko Miyamoto
Tampopo
Ken Watanabe
Gun
Koji Yakusho
White Suit Man
Rikiya Yasuoka
Pisken
Kinzō Sakura
Shohei
Hyōe Enoki
Pisken's Henchman
Gō Awazu
Pisken's Henchman
Izumi Hara
Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
Isao Hashizume
Waiter
Hisashi Igawa
Running Man
Kenso Kato
Hira
Yoshi Katō
Noodle-making Master
Yoshihiro Kato
Man in White Suit's Henchman
Toshiya Fujita
Man with Toothache
Fukumi Kuroda
Man in White Suit's Mistress
Nobuo Nakamura
Old Gentleman
Mariko Okada
Spaghetti Teacher
Hitoshi Takagi
Restaurant Owner
Choei Takahashi
Salaryman
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