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Tampopo

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Tampopo (1986)

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Reviews Counted:13

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Average Rating:8.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: Billed as the "first Japanese noodle western," this comedy offers a satirical view of the relationship between food and sex, one of the director's favorite topics. Watch as a widow running a Tokyo... Billed as the "first Japanese noodle western," this comedy offers a satirical view of the relationship between food and sex, one of the director's favorite topics. Watch as a widow running a Tokyo restaurant and a cowboy hat-wearing truck driver try to make the perfect bowl of ramen. Highly acclaimed film from director Itami. [More]

Starring: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Koji Yakusho

Starring: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Koji Yakusho

Director: Juzo Itami

Director: Juzo Itami
Screenwriter: Juzo Itami

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Nov 24, 1998

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Emanuel Levy

Playful and self-reflexive, Itami's delightful shaggy-dog tale makes allusions to Samurai, American Westerns, Spielberg, but above all it's about the power of food, specifically the art of preparing and eating noodles.

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Jay Antani

a pleasant enough time-passer

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Geoff Andrew

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Thomas Delapa

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comment Comment | Nov., 04 2005 03:07 PM

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comment Comment | Oct., 26 2005 05:46 PM

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Christopher Null

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Gary Brown

A fan favorite for college foreign film series.

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