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September 1987 (USA) moreTagline:
The first Japanese noodle western!Plot:
In this humorous paean to the joys of food, the main story is about trucker Goro who rides into town... more | add synopsisAwards:
4 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
Walter Hill: The Hollywood Interview(From The Hollywood Interview. 9 September 2009, 12:07 AM, PDT)
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A classic of world cinema more (62 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Tsutomu Yamazaki | ... | Goro | |
| Nobuko Miyamoto | ... | Tampopo | |
| Ken Watanabe | ... | Gun | |
| Kôji Yakusho | ... | Man in White Suit | |
| Rikiya Yasuoka | ... | Pisuken | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Mario Abe | ... | Resutoran no shachô | |
| Sen Hara | ... | Old woman, pressing Camembert cheese | |
| Isao Hashizume | ... | Waiter | |
| Hisashi Igawa | ... | Running man | |
| Kensô Katô | ... | Hira | |
| Toshimune Kato | ... | Young Employee | |
| Yoshihiro Katô | |||
| Yoshi Kato | ... | Noodle-making master | |
| Fukumi Kuroda | ... | Man in White Suit's Mistress | |
| Nobuo Nakamura | ... | Old gentleman | |
| Mariko Okada | ... | Supageti sensei | |
| Hideji Otaki | ... | Rich Old Man | |
| Ryutaro Otomo | ... | Râmen no sensei | |
| Yoshihei Saga | ... | Sararîman | |
| Kinzoh Sakura | ... | Shohei | |
| Setsuko Shinoi | ... | Old Man's Mistress | |
| Hitoshi Takagi | ... | Restaurant Owner | |
| Choei Takahashi | ... | Sararîman | |
| Ei Takami | ... | Homeless | |
| Akio Tanaka | ... | Sararîman | |
| Masahiko Tsugawa | ... | Sûpâ no shachô | |
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114 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Man in White Suit: I'll kill you if you make that noise once the movie starts! Understand? And... I also don't like watch alarms going off. moreFAQ
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This remains one of the better comedies of all time due to star performances, a superb script, and many, many surprises. Above all, the pacing is some of the best seen in any comedy.
Tampopo has all the qualities of good story telling: a hero, a disciple, a quest.
And when your hero is a trucker, the disciple a woman in need of help, and the quest to cook the best noodles then you know you're in for fun.
In between all this are vignettes on how food and life mingle. It is more than simple laughs there are moments of poignancy, and genuine flights of imagination.
Many directors could do well to watch the ease with which the camera is handled here: the plot flows beautifully and the switches to the small vignettes are handled with suitable aplomb.
All in all a three course meal.