Tampopo

About 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".

Tampopo is a 1985 comedy film directed by Jūzō Itami. At 115 minutes long, it arrived in November 1985.

The film is filed under whimsical, widow, restaurant, and ridiculous.

Tsutomu Yamazaki appears as Goro, Nobuko Miyamoto as Tampopo, Ken Watanabe as Gun, and Koji Yakusho as White Suit Man. The screenplay is by Jūzō Itami. American members can watch it on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel.

Kung Fu Panda, The Ramen Girl, and House of Spoils make useful companions to Tampopo, all filed under sensei. TMDB voters put it at 7.8 out of 10 across 456 votes and it carries a NR rating.