Tampopo (1985)
Ratings:
7.8 (TMDb)
Released:
1985-11-23
Runtime:
1h 55m
Genres:
Comedy
Countries:
Japan
Director:
Jūzō Itami
Actors:
Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho, Rikiya Yasuoka, Kinzō Sakura, Hyōe Enoki, Gō Awazu
Synopsis
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.