Tampopo
The first Japanese Noodle Western.
115 mins
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.
Mario Abe
Restaurant Owner
Izumi Hara
Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
Toshimune Kato
Young Employee
Kenso Kato
Hira
Yoshihei Saga
Salaryman
Setsuko Shinoi
Old Man's Mistress
Ei Takami
Homeless Man
Akio Tanaka
Salaryman
Gilyak Amagasaki
Homeless Man
Masaki Tamura
Director of Photography
Seigo Hosogoe
Producer
Yasushi Tamaoki
Producer
Kunihiko Murai
Original Music Composer
Akira Suzuki
Editor
Masatsugu Takase
Fight Choreographer
Shigeru Sakurada
Casting
Kosaburo Sasaoka
Casting
Kazuki Shirayama
Assistant Director
Toshiharu Ochi
Set Decoration
Emiko Kogô
Costume Design
Midori Konuma
Makeup Artist
Kyōji Kōno
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Masatoshi Saito
Sound Effects Editor
Takashi Moro
Assistant Camera