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Tampopo (1986)
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The sophomore directorial effort from ill-fated Japanese filmmaker Juzo Itami, Tampopo is an off-beat comedy featuring several intersecting stories all related to food. Tsutomu Yamazaki plays Goro, a truck driver who helps a young widow named Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto) improve her noodle restaurant. Over the course of the film, the story drifts around, not only following the stories of Tampopo, her son, and Goro, but also a number of customers who come through the diner, including an old woman (Izumi Hara) who insists on squeezing the cheese at a market and a criminal (Ken Watanabe) with a food-based kink. Tampopo was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 1988 Independent Spirit Awards. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

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Starring:
Ken WatanabeNobuko Miyamoto, (more)
Director(s):
Juzo Itami
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR
Format(s):
DVD
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    Gail L.

    Utterly original... clever, brilliant & very funny.

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    Alice S.

    Tampopo is in my video collection, because it's fun, well-crafted, witty, sometimes downright goofy and yet profound. Food, sex, life...it's all intertwined!

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    Johann W.

    A cowboy rescues a widowed damsel in distress by teaching her to make really good noodles. Replete with a camp of heart-of-gold vagabonds, a gangster and his girlfriend, a sweet little boy who needs a dad, a sleazy middle-aged suitor, and a freaky old lady. Campy and fun. If you like food and sex you'll love this movie. --reviewed by Johann's girlfriend

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