Tampopo
23/11/1985
2h

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


Tsutomu Yamazaki
Goro


Nobuko Miyamoto
Tampopo


Ken Watanabe
Gun


Koji Yakusho
White Suit Man


Rikiya Yasuoka
Pisken


Kinzō Sakura
Shohei


Hyōe Enoki
Pisken's Henchman


Gō Awazu
Pisken's Henchman
Mario Abe
Restaurant Owner


Izumi Hara
Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese


Isao Hashizume
Waiter


Hisashi Igawa
Running Man
Toshimune Kato
Young Employee
Kenso Kato
Hira


Yoshi Katō
Noodle-making Master


Yoshihiro Katō
Man in White Suit's Henchman


Toshiya Fujita
Man with Toothache


Fukumi Kuroda
Man in White Suit's Mistress


Nobuo Nakamura
Old Gentleman


Mariko Okada
Spaghetti Teacher
Yoshihei Saga
Salaryman
Setsuko Shinoi
Old Man's Mistress


Hitoshi Takagi
Restaurant Owner


Choei Takahashi
Salaryman
Ei Takami
Homeless Man
Akio Tanaka
Salaryman


Masahiko Tsugawa
Supermarket Manager


Hideji Ōtaki
Rich Old Man


Naritoshi Hayashi
Accompanying Man


Yoriko Doguchi
Pearl Diver


Ryutaro Otomo
Ramen Master
Gilyak Amagasaki
Homeless Man
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