Movie
“The first Japanese Noodle Western.”
7.8/10
1985
1h 55m
ja
Comedy
Overview
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.
Director
Jūzō Itami
Writers
Jūzō Itami
Movie Information
Release Date
November 23, 1985
Runtime
1h 55m
Status
Released
Original Language
ja
Vote Count
421
Production
New Century Producers
