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Tampopo
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Tampopo

1985 · 115 min Comedy
⭐ 7.8 / 10 · TMDB

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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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The film doesn't try to be funnier than it is — and that's its honesty. The humor grows from situations and characters, not from pre-written jokes.

The film does exactly what it was made for: gives you a break. No pretensions to more, but honest and without dead spots.

A solid choice for company. Works alone too, but funnier together.

Director: Jūzō Itami

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: After a long day when you need simple joy. Better with company — laughing is more fun together.

🎭 Cast

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Goro

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto

Tampopo

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Gun

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

White Suit Man

Rikiya Yasuoka

Rikiya Yasuoka

Pisken

Kinzō Sakura

Kinzō Sakura

Shohei

Hyōe Enoki

Hyōe Enoki

Pisken's Henchman

Gō Awazu

Gō Awazu

Pisken's Henchman

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Mario Abe

Restaurant Owner

Izumi Hara

Izumi Hara

Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese

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