Tampopo
The first Japanese Noodle Western.
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.
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Cast
Rikiya Yasuoka
Pisken
Yoshihiro Kato
Man in White Suit's Henchman
Toshiya Fujita
Man with Toothache
Yoriko Doguchi
Pearl Diver
Ryutaro Otomo
Ramen Master
Ken Watanabe
Gun
Koji Yakusho
White Suit Man
Gō Awazu
Pisken's Henchman
Yoshi Katō
Noodle-making Master
Nobuo Nakamura
Old Gentleman
Hitoshi Takagi
Restaurant Owner
Naritoshi Hayashi
Accompanying Man
Hyōe Enoki
Pisken's Henchman
Isao Hashizume
Waiter
Choei Takahashi
Salaryman
Kenso Kato
Hira
Fukumi Kuroda
Man in White Suit's Mistress
Izumi Hara
Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
Masahiko Tsugawa
Supermarket Manager
Hideji Ōtaki
Rich Old Man
Kinzō Sakura
Shohei
Hisashi Igawa
Running Man
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Goro
Nobuko Miyamoto
Tampopo
Mariko Okada
Spaghetti Teacher