Tampopo (1985)
The first Japanese Noodle Western.
1985 · NR · 1h 55m · Comedy
Genres: Comedy
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".
Director: Jūzō Itami
Writers: Jūzō Itami
Music by: Kunihiko Murai
Cinematography: Masaki Tamura
Editor: Akira Suzuki
Budget: $2M · Rated 7.8/10 by 442 viewers
Cast
Tsutomu Yamazaki as GoroNobuko Miyamoto as TampopoKen Watanabe as GunKoji Yakusho as White Suit ManRikiya Yasuoka as PiskenKinzō Sakura as ShoheiHyōe Enoki as Pisken's HenchmanGō Awazu as Pisken's HenchmanMario Abe as Restaurant OwnerIzumi Hara as Old Woman Pressing Camembert CheeseIsao Hashizume as WaiterHisashi Igawa as Running ManMore like this
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