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