Tampopo
"The first Japanese Noodle Western."
Overview
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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Details
Status: | Released |
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Release Date: | 1985-11-23 |
Budget: | $1,500,000 |
Production: | New Century Producers, Itami Productions |