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Film / 1985
Tampopo
Directed by
Jūzō Itami
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Tsutomu YamazakiGoro
Nobuko MiyamotoTampopo
Ken WatanabeGun
Koji YakushoWhite Suit Man
Rikiya YasuokaPisken
Kinzō SakuraShohei
Hyōe EnokiPisken's Henchman
Gō AwazuPisken's Henchman
Mario AbeRestaurant Owner
Izumi HaraOld Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
Isao HashizumeWaiter
Hisashi IgawaRunning Man
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Toshimune KatoYoung Employee
Kenso KatoHira
Yoshi KatōNoodle-making Master
Yoshihiro KatoMan in White Suit's Henchman
Toshiya FujitaMan with Toothache
Fukumi KurodaMan in White Suit's Mistress
Nobuo NakamuraOld Gentleman
Mariko OkadaSpaghetti Teacher
Yoshihei SagaSalaryman
Setsuko ShinoiOld Man's Mistress
Hitoshi TakagiRestaurant Owner
Choei TakahashiSalaryman
Ei TakamiHomeless Man
Akio TanakaSalaryman
Masahiko TsugawaSupermarket Manager
Hideji ŌtakiRich Old Man
Naritoshi HayashiAccompanying Man
Yoriko DoguchiPearl Diver
Ryutaro OtomoRamen Master
Gilyak AmagasakiHomeless Man
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