MovieReleasedComedy
Tampopo
"The first Japanese Noodle Western."
Rating7.8/10
Release1985
Runtime1h 55m
Votes415
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.
Budget
$1,500,000
Original Language
ja
Release Date
November 23, 1985
Popularity
2
Production Companies
NE
New Century Producers
Itami Productions
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