Tampopo
The first Japanese Noodle Western.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$1500000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
115 min
Release Date
1985-11-23
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
388
Vote Average
7.858
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
Mario Abe
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Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
Isao Hashizume
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Hisashi Igawa
Running Man
Toshimune Kato
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Kenso Kato
Hira
Yoshi Katō
Noodle-making Master
Yoshihiro Katō
Man in White Suit's Henchman
Toshiya Fujita
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Fukumi Kuroda
Man in White Suit's mistress
Nobuo Nakamura
Old Gentleman
Mariko Okada
Spaghetti Teacher
Yoshihei Saga
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Setsuko Shinoi
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Hitoshi Takagi
Restaurant Owner
Chōei Takahashi
Salaryman
Ei Takami
Homeless Man
Akio Tanaka
Salaryman
Masahiko Tsugawa
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Hideji Ōtaki
Rich Old Man
Naritoshi Hayashi
Accompanying Man
Yoriko Doguchi
Pearl Diver
Ryutaro Otomo
Ramen Master
Gilyak Amagasaki
Homeless Man
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