Tampopo (1985)
Tanpopo
The first Japanese Noodle Western.
114 min
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.
- Release date
- November 23, 1985
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Budget
- $1,500,000
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Trailer
Cast
- Tsutomu Yamazaki as Gorô
- Nobuko Miyamoto as Tampopo
- Ken Watanabe as Gun
- Kōji Yakusho as Gangster in the White Suit
- Rikiya Yasuoka as Pisuken
- Kinzô Sakura as Shôhei
- Hyōe Enoki as Pisken's Henchman
- Gō Awazu as Pisken's Henchman
- Izumi Hara as Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
- Isao Hashizume as Waiter
- Hisashi Igawa as Running Man
- Kensô Katô as Hira
- Yoshi Katô as Master of ramen making
- Yoshihiro Katô as Man in White Suit's Henchman
- Toshiya Fujita as Man with Toothache
- Fukumi Kuroda as Gangster's Mistress
- Nobuo Nakamura as Old Gentleman
- Mariko Okada as Spaghetti Teacher
- Setsuko Shinoi as Rich old man's mistress
- Hitoshi Takagi as Restaurant Owner
- Chôei Takahashi as Salaryman
- Ei Takami as Homeless Man
- Akio Tanaka as Salaryman
- Masahiko Tsugawa as Supermarket Manager
- Hideji Ōtaki as Rich Old Man
- Narutoshi Hayashi as Accompanying Man
- Yoriko Dôguchi as Pearl Diver
Crew
- Jūzō Itami · Director
- Jūzō Itami · Writer
- Seigo Hosogoe · Producer
- Jūzō Itami · Producer
- Yasushi Tamaoki · Producer
- Kunihiko Murai · Composer
- Masaki Tamura · Cinematographer
- Akira Suzuki · Editor
- Shigeru Sakurada · Casting director
- Kôsaburô Sasaoka · Casting director
- Takeo Kimura · Production designer