Tampopo (1985)
1h 55min
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The first Japanese Noodle Western.
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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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Directed by: Masaki Tamura, Jūzō Itami, Kazuki Shirayama
Produced by: Yasushi Tamaoki, Jūzō Itami, Seigo Hosogoe
Composed by: Kunihiko Murai
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