Tampopo

Tampopo

115 mins | Comedy | Nov. 23, 1985

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

115 mins | Comedy | Nov. 23, 1985

Tampopo
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.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers New Century Producers, Itami Productions
Original title タンポポ
Directors Juzo Itami
Writers Juzo Itami

Cast

Nobuko Miyamoto

as Tampopo

Ken Watanabe

as Gun

Koji Yakusho

as Man in White Suit

Rikiya Yasuoka

as Pisken

Hyōe Enoki

as Pisken's Henchman

Gō Awazu

as Pisken's Henchman

Mario Abe

as Restaurant Owner

Izumi Hara

as Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese

Isao Hashizume

as Waiter

Hisashi Igawa

as Running Man

Toshimune Kato

as Young Employee

Kenso Kato

as Hira

Yoshi Katō

as Noodle-making Master

Yoshihiro Katô

as Man in White Suit's Henchman

Toshiya Fujita

as Man with Toothache

Fukumi Kuroda

as Man in White Suit's mistress

Nobuo Nakamura

as Old Gentleman

Mariko Okada

as Spaghetti Teacher

Yoshihei Saga

as Salaryman

Kinzō Sakura

as Shohei

Setsuko Shinoi

as Old Man's Mistress

Hitoshi Takagi

as Restaurant Owner

Chōei Takahashi

as Salaryman

Ei Takami

as Homeless Man

Akio Tanaka

as Salaryman

Masahiko Tsugawa

as Supermarket Manager

Hideji Ôtaki

as Rich Old Man

Narutoshi Hayashi

as Accompanying Man (uncredited)

Yoriko Dōguchi

as Pearl Diver (uncredited)

Ryutaro Otomo

as Ramen Master

Gilyak Amagasaki

as Homeless Man