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Tampopo
Tampopo

Tampopo

The first Japanese Noodle Western.

Genres

Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$1500000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

115 mins

Rating

7.9/10

Release Date

23 November 1985

Country

Japan

Cast

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Goro

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto

Tampopo

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Gun

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

White Suit Man

Rikiya Yasuoka

Rikiya Yasuoka

Pisken

Kinzō Sakura

Kinzō Sakura

Shohei

Hyōe Enoki

Hyōe Enoki

Pisken's Henchman

Gō Awazu

Gō Awazu

Pisken's Henchman

Mario Abe

Mario Abe

Restaurant Owner

Izumi Hara

Izumi Hara

Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese

Isao Hashizume

Isao Hashizume

Waiter

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Running Man

Toshimune Kato

Toshimune Kato

Young Employee

Kenso Kato

Kenso Kato

Hira

Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Noodle-making Master

Yoshihiro Katō

Yoshihiro Katō

Man in White Suit's Henchman

Toshiya Fujita

Toshiya Fujita

Man with Toothache

Fukumi Kuroda

Fukumi Kuroda

Man in White Suit's mistress

Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Old Gentleman

Mariko Okada

Mariko Okada

Spaghetti Teacher

Yoshihei Saga

Yoshihei Saga

Salaryman

Setsuko Shinoi

Setsuko Shinoi

Old Man's Mistress

Hitoshi Takagi

Hitoshi Takagi

Restaurant Owner

Chōei Takahashi

Chōei Takahashi

Salaryman

Ei Takami

Ei Takami

Homeless Man

Akio Tanaka

Akio Tanaka

Salaryman

Masahiko Tsugawa

Masahiko Tsugawa

Supermarket Manager

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Rich Old Man

Naritoshi Hayashi

Naritoshi Hayashi

Accompanying Man

Yoriko Doguchi

Yoriko Doguchi

Pearl Diver

Ryutaro Otomo

Ryutaro Otomo

Ramen Master

Gilyak Amagasaki

Gilyak Amagasaki

Homeless Man

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