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.

Cast

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

as Goro

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto

as Tampopo

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

as Gun

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

as White Suit Man

Rikiya Yasuoka

Rikiya Yasuoka

as Pisken

Kinzō Sakura

Kinzō Sakura

as Shohei

Hyōe Enoki

Hyōe Enoki

as Pisken's Henchman

Gō Awazu

Gō Awazu

as Pisken's Henchman

Mario Abe

Mario Abe

as Restaurant Owner

Izumi Hara

Izumi Hara

as Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Nobuko Miyamoto is the eponymous lady who runs her small noodle bar always with the same regulars and... well it's all just a bit routine. That is until "Gorô" (Tsutomu Yamazaki) and his young sidekick "Gun" (Ken Watanabe) arrive and decide they are going to help her realise her dream to improve her...

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