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Title: Tampopo (1985)
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| Tsutomu Yamazaki | ... | Gorô | |
| Nobuko Miyamoto | ... | Tampopo | |
| Kôji Yakusho | ... | Gangster in the White Suit | |
| Ken Watanabe | ... | Gun | |
| Rikiya Yasuoka | ... | Pisuken | |
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Kinzô Sakura | ... | Shôhei |
| Yoshi Katô | ... | Master of ramen making | |
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Hideji Ôtaki | ... | Rich Old Man |
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Fukumi Kuroda | ... | Gangster's Mistress |
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Setsuko Shinoi | ... | Rich old man's mistress |
| Yoriko Dôguchi | ... | Girl Oyster-fisher | |
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Masahiko Tsugawa | ... | Supermarket manager |
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Chôei Takahashi | ... | Company executives |
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Akio Tanaka | ... | Company executives |
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Yoshihei Saga | ... | Company executives |
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
I just keep watching this movie over and over again. Why? It's hard to say exactly. Sure, the acting is great and the story is terrific, but what makes "Tampopo" so special is harder to define. I like to think of it as optimism; the belief that people in this world still do nice things for other people. Or maybe that romance can strike when you least expect it. Sure, this is a movie about food, you've heard all about that, but more importantly it's a movie about people. People working together, eating together, striving together, and accomplishing together.
The script is flawless. Every scene blends into the next, and takes you someplace new. The narrative sidetracks away from the main story from time to time, leading to the most conceptual and entertining scenes. Tampopo is an adventure on a very small and personal scale. It's a charming movie, unlike any other I've seen, well worth a look.