Tampopo

Tampopo

By Jûzô Itami

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 1985-11-23
  • Advisory Rating: Unrated
  • Runtime: 1h 54min
  • Director: Jûzô Itami
  • Production Company: New Century Producers
  • Production Country: Japan
  • iTunes Price: USD 14.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
7.8/10
7.8
From 318 Ratings

Description

The tale of an eccentric band of culinary ronin who guide the widow of a noodle shop owner on her quest for the perfect recipe, this rapturous “ramen western” by Japanese director Juzo Itami is an entertaining, genre-bending adventure underpinned by a deft satire of the way social conventions distort the most natural of human urges, our appetites. Interspersing the efforts of Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto) and friends to make her café a success with the erotic exploits of a gastronome gangster and glimpses of food culture both high and low, the sweet, sexy, and surreal Tampopo is a lavishly inclusive paean to the sensual joys of nourishment, and one of the most mouthwatering examples of food on film ever made.

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Reviews

  • A real classic and great comedy!

    5
    By Akuzaru
    I'm so glad to have this now! I saw it years ago and I'll always love this film and the journey that the characters travel together on.

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