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Tampopo (1986)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:13
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Billed as the "first Japanese noodle western," this comedy offers a satirical view of the relationship between food and sex, one of the director's favorite topics. Watch as a widow running a Tokyo... Billed as the "first Japanese noodle western," this comedy offers a satirical view of the relationship between food and sex, one of the director's favorite topics. Watch as a widow running a Tokyo restaurant and a cowboy hat-wearing truck driver try to make the perfect bowl of ramen. Highly acclaimed film from director Itami. [More]
Starring: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Koji Yakusho
Starring: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Koji Yakusho
Director: Juzo Itami
Director: Juzo Itami
Screenwriter: Juzo Itami
Reviews for Tampopo
Playful and self-reflexive, Itami's delightful shaggy-dog tale makes allusions to Samurai, American Westerns, Spielberg, but above all it's about the power of food, specifically the art of preparing and eating noodles.
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