Tampopo

Tampopo (1985)

1985-11-23 · 115 min · Rating 7.79/10 (422 votes)

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.

Comedy

Keywords

bullying business woman eastern philosophy erotic vignettes food food culture foodie gastronomia helping people hoodlum japanese restaurant joyous ramen ramen noodles restaurant restaurant owner ridiculous sensei small town cook stealing recipes truck driver whimsical widow

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