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Tampopo

1985

Tampopo

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.

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1hr 55mins

Comedy

November 23, 1985

7.8

IMDb

Language

Japanese

Status

Released

Title:

Tampopo

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.

Genres:

Comedy

Languages:

Japanese

Runtime:

1hr 55mins

Country Origin:

JP

Tagline:

The first Japanese Noodle Western.

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