Tampopo

Jūzō Itami
1985-11-23

The first Japanese Noodle Western.
7.9
115 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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Tsutomu Yamazaki Goro Unowned
Nobuko Miyamoto Tampopo Unowned
Ken Watanabe Gun The Free Refills
Koji Yakusho White Suit Man Unowned
Rikiya Yasuoka Pisken Unowned
Kinzō Sakura Shohei Unowned
Hyōe Enoki Pisken's Henchman Unowned
Gō Awazu Pisken's Henchman Unowned
Mario Abe Restaurant Owner Unowned
Izumi Hara Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese Unowned
Isao Hashizume Waiter Unowned
Hisashi Igawa Running Man Unowned
Toshimune Kato Young Employee Unowned
Kenso Kato Hira Unowned
Yoshi Katō Noodle-making Master Unowned
Yoshihiro Katō Man in White Suit's Henchman Unowned
Toshiya Fujita Man with Toothache Unowned
Fukumi Kuroda Man in White Suit's mistress Unowned
Nobuo Nakamura Old Gentleman Unowned
Mariko Okada Spaghetti Teacher Unowned
Yoshihei Saga Salaryman Unowned
Setsuko Shinoi Old Man's Mistress Unowned
Hitoshi Takagi Restaurant Owner Unowned
Chōei Takahashi Salaryman Unowned
Ei Takami Homeless Man Unowned
Akio Tanaka Salaryman Unowned
Masahiko Tsugawa Supermarket Manager Unowned
Hideji Ōtaki Rich Old Man Unowned
Naritoshi Hayashi Accompanying Man Unowned
Yoriko Doguchi Pearl Diver Unowned
Ryutaro Otomo Ramen Master Unowned
Gilyak Amagasaki Homeless Man Unowned