Tampopo (1985)

ALL 11/23/1985 (ja) Comedy 115 Min
  • Release
    11/23/1985
  • Production
    New Century Producers, Itami Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    78%
  • Original title
    タンポポ
  • Original language
    ja
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Jūzō Itami

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Akira Suzuki

    Editor



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  1. Tsutomu Yamazaki

    黑郎

  2. Nobuko Miyamoto

    蒲公英

  3. Ken Watanabe

  4. Koji Yakusho

    穿白衣服的男人

  5. Rikiya Yasuoka

    Pisken

  6. Kinzō Sakura

    Shohei

  7. Hyōe Enoki

    Pisken's Henchman

  8. Gō Awazu

    Pisken's Henchman

  9. Mario Abe

    Restaurant Owner

  10. Izumi Hara

    Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese

  11. Isao Hashizume

    Waiter

  12. Hisashi Igawa

    Running Man

  13. Toshimune Kato

    Young Employee

  14. Kenso Kato

    Hira

  15. Yoshi Katō

    Noodle-making Master

  16. Zenpaku Kato

    Man in White Suit's Henchman

  17. Toshiya Fujita

    Man with Toothache

  18. Fukumi Kuroda

    Man in White Suit's mistress

  19. Nobuo Nakamura

    Old Gentleman

  20. Mariko Okada

    Spaghetti Teacher

  21. Yoshihei Saga

    Salaryman

  22. Setsuko Shinoi

    Old Man's Mistress

  23. Hitoshi Takagi

    Restaurant Owner

  24. Chōei Takahashi

    Salaryman

  25. Ei Takami

    Homeless Man

  26. Akio Tanaka

    Salaryman

  27. Masahiko Tsugawa

    Supermarket Manager

  28. Hideji Ōtaki

    Rich Old Man

  29. Naritoshi Hayashi

    Accompanying Man (uncredited)

  30. Yoriko Doguchi

    Pearl Diver (uncredited)

  31. Ryutaro Otomo

    Ramen Master

  32. Gilyak Amagasaki

    Homeless Man

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 32 , Crews : 19

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Tampopo (1985) 115 Min

ALL 11/23/1985 (ja)
Comedy
  • Release 11/23/1985
  • Production
    New Century Producers, Itami Productions
  • Original title タンポポ
  • ja
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Jūzō Itami

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Akira Suzuki

    Editor

  4. Yasushi Tamaoki, Jūzō Itami, Seigo Hosogoe

    Producer