Tampopo (1986)
- Starring:
- Ken Watanabe, Nobuko Miyamoto, (more)
- Director(s):
- Juzo Itami
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
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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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 114 mins
Complete Cast:
- Ken Watanabe - Gun
- Tsutomu Yamazaki - Goro
- Rikiya Yasuoka - Pisken
- Akira Kubo - Restaurant Owner
- Shuji Otake - Rich Old Man
- Nobuko Miyamoto - Tampopo
- Koji Yakusho - Man in White Suit
- Kinzo Sakura
- Masahiko Tsugawa - Supermarket's Manager
- Choei Takahashi - Company's Staff
- Director(s):
- Juzo Itami
- Writer(s):
- Juzo Itami
- Producer(s):
- Seigo Hosogoe, Yasushi Tamaoki, Juzo Itami
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Adult Situations, Mild Violence, Adult Humor, Not For Children, Nudity)
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