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Tampopo (1985)

Original title: タンポポ

NR · 1985-11-23 · 1h 55m · JA
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The first Japanese Noodle Western.

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 vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.

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Jūzō ItamiDirector

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Tsutomu YamazakiTsutomu YamazakiGoroNobuko MiyamotoNobuko MiyamotoTampopoKen WatanabeKen WatanabeGunKoji YakushoKoji YakushoMan in White SuitRikiya YasuokaRikiya YasuokaPiskenGō AwazuGō AwazuHyōe EnokiHyōe EnokiPisken's HenchmanMario AbeMario AbeResutoran no shachôIzumi HaraIzumi HaraOld Woman Pressing Camembert CheeseIsao HashizumeIsao HashizumeWaiterHisashi IgawaHisashi IgawaRunning ManToshimune KatoToshimune KatoYoung Employee

Keywords

NoodleFoodWidowHoodlumTruck driverFoodie

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityNoodle · Food · WidowDialogue densityComedyDirector preference383648Actor preference382862 · 227037 · 171018Country preferenceJp

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What is Tampopo about?

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 vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.

How long is Tampopo?

Tampopo has a runtime of 115 minutes.

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