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Tampopo

78 %|Nov 23, 1985|Comedy

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.

Featured Crew

Masaki Tamura
Director of Photography
Yasushi Tamaoki
Producer
Seigo Hosogoe
Producer
Jūzō Itami
Screenplay
Kunihiko Murai
Original Music Composer
Jūzō Itami
Director
Jūzō Itami
Producer
Akira Suzuki
Editor

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Cast

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Koji Yakusho
Man in White Suit
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Hyōe Enoki
Pisken's Henchman
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Gō Awazu
Pisken's Henchman
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Mario Abe
Restaurant Owner
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Izumi Hara
Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
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Hisashi Igawa
Running Man
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Toshimune Kato
Young Employee
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Yoshi Katō
Noodle-making Master
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Zenpaku Kato
Man in White Suit's Henchman
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Toshiya Fujita
Man with Toothache
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Fukumi Kuroda
Man in White Suit's mistress
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Nobuo Nakamura
Old Gentleman
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Mariko Okada
Spaghetti Teacher
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Yoshihei Saga
Salaryman
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Setsuko Shinoi
Old Man's Mistress
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Hitoshi Takagi
Restaurant Owner
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Ei Takami
Homeless Man
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Akio Tanaka
Salaryman
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Masahiko Tsugawa
Supermarket Manager
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Hideji Ōtaki
Rich Old Man
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Naritoshi Hayashi
Accompanying Man (uncredited)
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Yoriko Doguchi
Pearl Diver (uncredited)
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Ryutaro Otomo
Ramen Master
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Gilyak Amagasaki
Homeless Man