Tampopo fingerprintFunny, immersive world.
Calm and low-key
Wholesome and hopeful
Plenty of absurdist humor and sharp wit
Kept in the background
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, storytelling, and performances
Standout cinematography and editing
Calm and low-key
Tampopo is calm and low-intensity.
Wholesome and hopeful
Emotionally, it's wholesome, hopeful, and wondrous.
Plenty of absurdist humor and sharp wit
Expect plenty of absurdist humor and sharp wit.
Kept in the background
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, storytelling, and performances
The direction, storytelling, and performances stand out.
Standout cinematography and editing
Look and sound: the cinematography and editing stand out.
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The first Japanese Noodle Western.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Tampopo is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79/100 (IMDb 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, and Metacritic 87). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States.
1 h 55 min
Tampopo runs 1 h 55 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Tampopo higher (94) than audiences (86). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Japanese. Produced in Japan.
+17GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Tampopo in 31 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 29 storytelling tropes for Tampopo, including She Cleans Up Nicely, Public Domain Soundtrack, Postmodernism.
7.9
