Tampopo
タンポポ
Movie · 1985 · 115 min
- Synopsis
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.
- Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Original title
- タンポポ
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Themes
- Bullying, Business and finance, Erotic, Food, Philosophy
- Director
- Jūzō Itami