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Tampopo (1985)
Directed by Juzo Itami
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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.
Rated NR | Length 115 minutes
Actors
Tsutomu Yamazaki | Nobuko Miyamoto | Ken Watanabe | Koji Yakusho | Rikiya Yasuoka | Kinzoh Sakura | Hyôe Enoki | Gô Awazu | Mario Abe | Sen Hara | Isao Hashizume | Hisashi Igawa | Toshimune Kato | Kensô Katô | Yoshi Katô | Yoshihiro Katô | Toshiya Fujita | Fukumi Kuroda | Nobuo Nakamura | Mariko Okada | Yoshihei Saga | Setsuko Shinoi | Hitoshi Takagi | Chôei Takahashi | Ei Takami | Akio Tanaka | Masahiko Tsugawa | Hideji Ôtaki | Narutoshi Hayashi | Yoriko Dôguchi | Ryutaro Otomo | Gilyak Amagasaki
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2016 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 8 stars |
| 11/25/2010 | TV | DVD | Library | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
After our evening subpar Thanksgiving dinner at a steakhouse, we decided to watch the Japanese foodie film Tampopo (1985), one I haven’t seen in years and have been wanting to revisit. Sadly it’s OOP but at least my girlfriend’s library had it. All the parts I remembered held up quite well and made me wish we had ramen instead of turkey tonight. Forgot many of the stranger scenes (those with the Man in White, Kôji Yakusho). Ken Watanabe and Tsutomu Yamazaki are so great too. Highly recommended for foodie movie fans.
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