Tampopo
The first Japanese Noodle Western.
1985 · 1h 55m · TMDB 7.8/10 (442 votes)
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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About Tampopo
- Status
- Released
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 from 442 votes
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