Tampopo
The first Japanese Noodle Western.
7.8(442) 1985-11-23 115 minComedy
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.
ScreenplayJūzō Itami
DirectorJūzō Itami
ProducerJūzō Itami
ProducerSeigo Hosogoe
ProducerYasushi Tamaoki
Original Music ComposerKunihiko Murai
Cast & characters
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Goro
Nobuko Miyamoto
as Tampopo
Ken Watanabe
as Gun
Koji Yakusho
as White Suit Man
Rikiya Yasuoka
as Pisken
Kinzō Sakura
as Shohei
Hyōe Enoki
as Pisken's Henchman
Gō Awazu
as Pisken's Henchman
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Mario Abe
as Restaurant Owner
Izumi Hara
as Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
Isao Hashizume
as Waiter
Hisashi Igawa
as Running Man
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Toshimune Kato
as Young Employee
Kenso Kato
as Hira
Yoshi Katō
as Noodle-making Master
Yoshihiro Kato
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
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Yoshihei Saga
as Salaryman
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Setsuko Shinoi
as Old Man's Mistress
Hitoshi Takagi
as Restaurant Owner
Choei Takahashi
as Salaryman
