A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.
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Gorô
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Tampopo
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Rikiya Yasuoka | ... |
Pisuken
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Kinzô Sakura | ... |
Shôhei
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Yoshi Katô | ... |
Noodle-making master
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Hideji Ôtaki | ... |
Rich Old Man
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Fukumi Kuroda | ... |
Man in White Suit's mistress
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Setsuko Shinoi | ... |
Old Man's mistress
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Yoriko Dôguchi | ... |
Pearl diver (Oyster girl)
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Masahiko Tsugawa | ... |
Supermarket manager
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Man in White Suit's henchman
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Restaurant's boss
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Old woman in supermarket
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In this humorous paean to the joys of food, the main story is about trucker Goro, who rides into town like a modern Shane to help Tampopo set up the perfect noodle soup restaurant. Woven into this main story are a number of smaller stories about the importance of food, ranging from a gangster who mixes hot sex with food, to an old woman who terrorizes a shopkeeper by compulsively squeezing his wares. Written by Reid Gagle
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The first Japanese noodle western!Genres:
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September 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Tampopo: A Ramen Western See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$16,410 (USA) (21 October 2016)Gross:
$189,401 (USA) (6 January 2017)Company Credits
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This is a MUST SEE. It's probably the funniest film I've ever seen. It's so original and so funny and you feel good afterwards. I can't describe it; just go and see this movie. I promise you you won't regret it.