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Tampopo

The first Japanese Noodle Western.

Rating: 7.8 out of 10TMDB(464 votes)

Overview

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.

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Director
Writer
Original title
タンポポ
Status
Released
Release date
November 23, 1985
Original language
Japanese
Budget
$1.5M
Countries
Japan

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