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Tampopo

Tampopo

New Yorker Films (1985)
Blu-ray
US - Not Rated
5050629090536
Comedy
Japan | Japanese | Color | 01:54

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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Tsutomu Yamazaki Gorô
Nobuko Miyamoto Tampopo
Koji Yakusho Gangster in the White Suit
Ken Watanabe Gun
Rikiya Yasuoka Pisuken
Kinzô Sakura Shôhei
Yoshi Kato Master of ramen making
Hideji Otaki Rich Old Man
Fukumi Kuroda Gangster's Mistress
Setsuko Shinoi Rich old man's mistress
Yoriko Dôguchi Girl Oyster-fisher
Masahiko Tsugawa Supermarket manager
Chôei Takahashi Company executives
Akio Tanaka Company executives
Yoshihei Saga Company executives
Toshimune Kato Office junior
Isao Hashizume Waiter
Mario Abe Ramen stand owner
Hitoshi Takagi Ramen shop owner in Chinatown
Sen Hara Old lady who pinches everything
Narutoshi Hayashi Con man being conned
Hisashi Igawa Man who runs to see dying wife
Kensô Katô Young Employee
Yoshihiro Kato Gangster in white suit's henchman
Nobuo Nakamura Intended victim of con man

Trailer

Edition details

Nr Discs 1
Screen Ratios Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio Tracks LPCM Mono [Japanese]
Subtitles English
Layers Single side, Dual layer
Regions Region B