Watch Tampopo (1985) Official Trailer
The first Japanese Noodle Western.
7.8 / 10 IMDb November 23, 1985 1h 55m
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
Runtime
1h 55m
Release Date
November 23, 1985
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Budget
$1,500,000
Languages
Japanese
Country
Japan
Writers
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
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Mario Abe
as Restaurant Owner
Izumi Hara
as Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
Isao Hashizume
as Waiter
Hisashi Igawa
as Running Man
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Toshimune Kato
as Young Employee
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Kenso Kato
as Hira
Yoshi Katō
as Noodle-making Master
Yoshihiro Katō
as Man in White Suit's Henchman
Toshiya Fujita
as Man with Toothache
Fukumi Kuroda
as Man in White Suit's Mistress
Nobuo Nakamura
as Old Gentleman
Mariko Okada
as Spaghetti Teacher
Production Companies
New Century Producers
Itami ProductionsTampopo Official Trailer 1985
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