

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…
NR • Comedy • Movie • 1985 • 1h 55m
Starring: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe
Director: Jūzō Itami
Tampopo
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.
NR • Comedy • Movie • 1985