Tampopo
タンポポ
Release: 1985-11-23
·Runtime: 115m
·★ 7.8
Comedy
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
New Century Producers
Itami Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Yoriko Doguchi
as Pearl Diver
Gō Awazu
as Pisken's Henchman
Hisashi Igawa
as Running Man
Hitoshi Takagi
as Restaurant Owner
Ryutaro Otomo
as Ramen Master
Hideji Ōtaki
as Rich Old Man
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Goro
Yoshi Katō
as Noodle-making Master
Toshiya Fujita
as Man with Toothache
Nobuo Nakamura
as Old Gentleman
Mariko Okada
as Spaghetti Teacher
Nobuko Miyamoto
as Tampopo
Ken Watanabe
as Gun
Koji Yakusho
as White Suit Man
Izumi Hara
as Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
Isao Hashizume
as Waiter
Yoshihiro Katō
as Man in White Suit's Henchman
Kinzō Sakura
as Shohei
Fukumi Kuroda
as Man in White Suit's Mistress
Chōei Takahashi
as Salaryman
Masahiko Tsugawa
as Supermarket Manager
Naritoshi Hayashi
as Accompanying Man
Rikiya Yasuoka
as Pisken
Hyōe Enoki
as Pisken's Henchman
