Tampopo

Tampopo

1985-11-23 115 Min 7.806

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

タンポポ

Director

Jūzō Itami
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Goro
Nobuko Miyamoto
Nobuko Miyamoto
Tampopo
Ken Watanabe
Ken Watanabe
Gun
Koji Yakusho
Koji Yakusho
White Suit Man
Rikiya Yasuoka
Rikiya Yasuoka
Pisken
Kinzō Sakura
Kinzō Sakura
Shohei
Hyōe Enoki
Hyōe Enoki
Pisken's Henchman
Gō Awazu
Gō Awazu
Pisken's Henchman
No Image
Mario Abe
Restaurant Owner
Izumi Hara
Izumi Hara
Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
Isao Hashizume
Isao Hashizume
Waiter
No Image
Hisashi Igawa
Running Man

Screenshots

Tampopo screenshot
Tampopo screenshot