Tampopo (1985)
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.
Released: Nov 23, 1985
Runtime: 115 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Stars: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho, Rikiya Yasuoka, Kinzō Sakura
Crew: Jūzō Itami (Screenplay), Jūzō Itami (Director), Jūzō Itami (Producer), Seigo Hosogoe (Producer), Yasushi Tamaoki (Producer), Kunihiko Murai (Original Music Composer)