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Tampopo

Original title: Tanpopo
  • 1985
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
27K
YOUR RATING
Tampopo (1985)
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JapaneseDark ComedyParodySatireSlapstickComedy

A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.

  • Director
    • Jūzō Itami
  • Writer
    • Jūzō Itami
  • Stars
    • Ken Watanabe
    • Tsutomu Yamazaki
    • Nobuko Miyamoto
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    27K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jūzō Itami
    • Writer
      • Jūzō Itami
    • Stars
      • Ken Watanabe
      • Tsutomu Yamazaki
      • Nobuko Miyamoto
    • 133User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 4 nominations total

    Videos5

    Tampopo
    Trailer 1:55
    Tampopo
    Guillermo del Toro and Neil Gaiman Find Hope in Powerful, Eclectic Films
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    Guillermo del Toro and Neil Gaiman Find Hope in Powerful, Eclectic Films
    Guillermo del Toro and Neil Gaiman Find Hope in Powerful, Eclectic Films
    Clip 8:43
    Guillermo del Toro and Neil Gaiman Find Hope in Powerful, Eclectic Films
    Tampopo
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    Photos103

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    Top Cast38

    Ken Watanabe
    Ken Watanabe
    • Gun
    Tsutomu Yamazaki
    Tsutomu Yamazaki
    • Gorô
    Nobuko Miyamoto
    Nobuko Miyamoto
    • Tampopo
    Kōji Yakusho
    Kōji Yakusho
    • Gangster in the White Suit
    • (as Kôji Yakusho)
    Rikiya Yasuoka
    Rikiya Yasuoka
    • Pisuken
    Kinzô Sakura
    • Shôhei
    Yoshi Katô
    Yoshi Katô
    • Master of ramen making
    Hideji Ōtaki
    • Rich Old Man
    • (as Hideji Ôtaki)
    Fukumi Kuroda
    • Gangster's Mistress
    Setsuko Shinoi
    • Rich old man's mistress
    Yoriko Dôguchi
    Yoriko Dôguchi
    • Girl Oyster-fisher
    Masahiko Tsugawa
    Masahiko Tsugawa
    • Supermarket manager
    Chôei Takahashi
    • Company executives
    Akio Tanaka
    • Company executives
    Yoshihei Saga
    • Company executives
    Toshimune Kato
    • Office junior
    Isao Hashizume
    Isao Hashizume
    • Waiter
    Mario Abe
    • Ramen stand owner
    • Director
      • Jūzō Itami
    • Writer
      • Jūzō Itami
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews133

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    Summary

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    Comedy

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The old name of Tampopo's restaurant, when she first meets Gorô and Gan, is Rai Rai Ken. Years later, when the first authentic râmen-ya opened in New York City, it took its name from this scene.
    • Goofs
      When the Gangster in the White Suit examines the oyster the girl has given him, it's obvious that the two shell halves are open almost an inch. This means the oyster has died and the shell is empty. Yet when the girl opens the shell, there's a plump oyster inside.
    • Quotes
      • Student of ramen eating: [voiceover] One fine day, an old man and I went out for a bite. He's studied noodles for 40 years and said he'd initiate me into the art.
      • Student of ramen eating: Sensei, broth or noodles first?
      • Old gentleman: First comtemplate the ramen. Carefully observe the entire bowl while savoring the aroma. The jewels of fat twinkling on the surface, the men shoots glistening with fat, the nori darkening with moisture, the scallions floating on top. Above all, the stars of the show: three slices of roast pork, modestly half submerged. Now, then, with the tips of your chopsticks, smooth out the surface and caress the ramen.
      • Student of ramen eating: What for?
      • Old gentleman: To express affection. Then point your chopsticks at the roast pork.
      • Student of ramen eating: Go straight for the pork?
      • Old gentleman: No, at this stage merely tap it. Nudge it lovingly with the tips. Slowly pick it up and nestle it in the broth to the right. This next step is very important. I want you quietly to apologize to the pork. "Until we meet again."
    • Crazy credits
      The entire closing credit sequence is a shot a woman breastfeeding her child; the camera slowly zooms in on the baby's mouth sucking his mother's breast.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: The Big Easy/The Fourth Protocol/No Way Out/Tampopo (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Les Préludes, S. 97
      Written by Franz Liszt

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Tampopo: A Ramen Western
    • Production companies
      • Itami Productions
      • New Century Productions
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $224,097
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,410
      • Oct 23, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $486,623
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 54m(114 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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