Tampopo

1985 · 1h55 · Film

Starring Ken Watanabe, Kôji Yakusho, Mario Abe

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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.

Original title: タンポポ
Original language: Japanese

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Updated July 22, 2026