← Back

Tampopo poster

Tampopo (1985)

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.

Release: 1985-11-23
Runtime: 115 min
Rating: 7.8 / 10
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
No Image
Mario Abe
Restaurant Owner
Izumi Hara
Izumi Hara
Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
Isao Hashizume
Isao Hashizume
Waiter
No Image
Hisashi Igawa
Running Man
No Image
Toshimune Kato
Young Employee
No Image
Kenso Kato
Hira
Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Noodle-making Master
Yoshihiro Katō
Yoshihiro Katō
Man in White Suit's Henchman
Toshiya Fujita
Toshiya Fujita
Man with Toothache
Fukumi Kuroda
Fukumi Kuroda
Man in White Suit's Mistress