

Tampopo 1985
"The first Japanese Noodle Western."
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.
Director: JΕ«zΕ Itami
Cast

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Goro

Nobuko Miyamoto
Tampopo

Ken Watanabe
Gun

Koji Yakusho
White Suit Man

Rikiya Yasuoka
Pisken

KinzΕ Sakura
Shohei

HyΕe Enoki
Pisken's Henchman

GΕ Awazu
Pisken's Henchman
Mario Abe
Restaurant Owner

Izumi Hara
Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese




