Tampopo (1985)
The first Japanese Noodle Western
Starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe
Directed by Juzo Itami
A pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside fast food stop 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'.
Runtime: 115 min.
Rating: 7.9
DVD
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: widow,food,truck driver,hoodlum,noodle
Cast
Goro
Tampopo
Gun
Man in White Suit
Pisuken
Resutoran no shachô
Old woman, pressing Camembert cheese
Waiter
Running man
Young Employee
Hira
Noodle-making master
Man in White Suit's Mistress
Old gentleman
Supageti sensei
Sararîman
Shohei
Old Man's Mistress
Restaurant Owner
Sararîman
Homeless
Sararîman
Sûpâ no shachô
Rich Old Man
(uncredited)
Pearl Diver (uncredited)
Râmen no sensei
Homeless