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Tampopo (1985)

The first Japanese Noodle Western.

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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.

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Cast

  • Tsutomu Yamazaki Tsutomu Yamazaki Goro
  • Nobuko Miyamoto Nobuko Miyamoto Tampopo
  • Ken Watanabe Ken Watanabe Gun
  • Koji Yakusho Koji Yakusho White Suit Man
  • Rikiya Yasuoka Rikiya Yasuoka Pisken
  • Kinzō Sakura Kinzō Sakura Shohei
  • Hyōe Enoki Hyōe Enoki Pisken's Henchman
  • Gō Awazu Gō Awazu Pisken's Henchman
  • Mario Abe Restaurant Owner
  • Izumi Hara Izumi Hara Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
  • Isao Hashizume Isao Hashizume Waiter
  • Hisashi Igawa Hisashi Igawa Running Man
  • Toshimune Kato Young Employee
  • Kenso Kato Kenso Kato Hira
  • Yoshi Katō Yoshi Katō Noodle-making Master
  • Yoshihiro Kato Yoshihiro Kato Man in White Suit's Henchman
  • Toshiya Fujita Toshiya Fujita Man with Toothache
  • Fukumi Kuroda Fukumi Kuroda Man in White Suit's Mistress

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