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Tampopo
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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Juzo Itami
Writer:
Juzo Itami (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
September 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
The first Japanese noodle western!
Plot:
In this humorous paean to the joys of food, the main story is about trucker Goro who rides into town... more | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 1 nomination more
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User Comments:
My All-Time Favorite Movie! more (62 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Tsutomu Yamazaki ... Goro
Nobuko Miyamoto ... Tampopo

Ken Watanabe ... Gun
Kôji Yakusho ... Man in White Suit
Rikiya Yasuoka ... Pisuken
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mario Abe ... Resutoran no shachô
Sen Hara ... Old woman, pressing Camembert cheese
Isao Hashizume ... Waiter
Hisashi Igawa ... Running man
Kensô Katô ... Hira
Toshimune Kato ... Young Employee
Yoshihiro Katô
Yoshi Kato ... Noodle-making master
Fukumi Kuroda ... Man in White Suit's Mistress
Nobuo Nakamura ... Old gentleman
Mariko Okada ... Supageti sensei
Hideji Otaki ... Rich Old Man
Ryutaro Otomo ... Râmen no sensei
Yoshihei Saga ... Sararîman
Kinzoh Sakura ... Shohei
Setsuko Shinoi ... Old Man's Mistress
Hitoshi Takagi ... Restaurant Owner
Choei Takahashi ... Sararîman
Ei Takami ... Homeless
Akio Tanaka ... Sararîman
Masahiko Tsugawa ... Sûpâ no shachô
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dandelion (International: English title)
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Runtime:
114 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Man in White Suit: I'll kill you if you make that noise once the movie starts! Understand? And... I also don't like watch alarms going off. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Frasier: The Return of Martin Crane (#9.4)" (2001) more

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33 out of 37 people found the following comment useful.
My All-Time Favorite Movie!, 25 July 2002
10/10
Author: underpussy from San Francisco, CA

I just keep watching this movie over and over again. Why? It's hard to say exactly. Sure, the acting is great and the story is terrific, but what makes "Tampopo" so special is harder to define. I like to think of it as optimism; the belief that people in this world still do nice things for other people. Or maybe that romance can strike when you least expect it. Sure, this is a movie about food, you've heard all about that, but more importantly it's a movie about people. People working together, eating together, striving together, and accomplishing together.

The script is flawless. Every scene blends into the next, and takes you someplace new. The narrative sidetracks away from the main story from time to time, leading to the most conceptual and entertining scenes. Tampopo is an adventure on a very small and personal scale. It's a charming movie, unlike any other I've seen, well worth a look.

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