Tampopo
1985 · directed by Jūzō Itami
- Rating
- 84/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
Tampopo (1985), directed by Jūzō Itami, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Tsutomu Yamazaki
- Nobuko Miyamoto
- Ken Watanabe
- Koji Yakusho
- Rikiya Yasuoka
- Kinzō Sakura
- Hyōe Enoki
- Gō Awazu
- Mario Abe
- Izumi Hara
Crew
- Masaki Tamura — Director of Photography
- Akira Suzuki — Editor
- Kunihiko Murai — Original Music Composer
- Jūzō Itami — Screenplay
More from Jūzō Itami
- The Funeral (1984) — 83/100 · hit
- A Taxing Woman's Return (1988) — 66/100
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