Tampopo(1985)
タンポポ
The first Japanese Noodle Western.
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.
- Director:
- Jūzō Itami
- Writers:
- Jūzō Itami
- Producers:
- Seigo Hosogoe, Yasushi Tamaoki, Jūzō Itami
- Cinematographer:
- Masaki Tamura
- Composer:
- Kunihiko Murai
- Production:
- New Century Producers, Itami Productions
- Budget:
- $1,500,000
- Status:
- Released
Trailer
Cast
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Goro
Nobuko Miyamoto
Tampopo
Ken Watanabe
Gun
Koji Yakusho
White Suit Man
Rikiya Yasuoka
Pisken
Kinzō Sakura
Shohei
Hyōe Enoki
Pisken's Henchman
Gō Awazu
Pisken's Henchman
Mario Abe
Restaurant Owner
Izumi Hara
Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
Isao Hashizume
Waiter
Hisashi Igawa
Running Man
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