Tampopo

1h 55min

Comedy

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.

Production Companies

New Century Producers

Itami Productions

Cast

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

White Suit Man
Hyōe Enoki

Hyōe Enoki

Pisken's Henchman
Gō Awazu

Gō Awazu

Pisken's Henchman
Mario Abe

Mario Abe

Restaurant Owner
Izumi Hara

Izumi Hara

Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Running Man
Toshimune Kato

Toshimune Kato

Young Employee
Yoshi Katō

Yoshi Katō

Noodle-making Master
Yoshihiro Katō

Yoshihiro Katō

Man in White Suit's Henchman
Toshiya Fujita

Toshiya Fujita

Man with Toothache
Fukumi Kuroda

Fukumi Kuroda

Man in White Suit's mistress
Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Old Gentleman
Mariko Okada

Mariko Okada

Spaghetti Teacher
Yoshihei Saga

Yoshihei Saga

Salaryman
Setsuko Shinoi

Setsuko Shinoi

Old Man's Mistress
Hitoshi Takagi

Hitoshi Takagi

Restaurant Owner
Ei Takami

Ei Takami

Homeless Man
Akio Tanaka

Akio Tanaka

Salaryman
Masahiko Tsugawa

Masahiko Tsugawa

Supermarket Manager
Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Rich Old Man
Naritoshi Hayashi

Naritoshi Hayashi

Accompanying Man
Yoriko Doguchi

Yoriko Doguchi

Pearl Diver
Ryutaro Otomo

Ryutaro Otomo

Ramen Master
Gilyak Amagasaki

Gilyak Amagasaki

Homeless Man

Release date

23rd Nov 1985

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語