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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.

Details

  • Runtime: 115 min
  • Genres: comedy
  • Rating: 8.02843/10 (1020 votes)
  • Certification: NR
  • Released: 1985-11-23

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