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Tampopo

Original title: Tanpopo · Turkish title: Tampopo

“The first Japanese Noodle Western.”

1985 · 1 h 54 min
Directed by Juzo Itami
Comedy

Cast

Nobuko Miyamoto

Credits

Written by: Jūzō Itami

Plot

A truck driver, Goro, helps Tampopo, the widowed owner of a struggling noodle shop, to turn it into the best ramen restaurant in town. Interwoven with their story are many comic vignettes on food and desire, including a gangster who dies in a restaurant. Juzo Itami's 1985 comedy, which he called a "noodle western", is a celebration of eating and a cult favourite.

Sinekatalog’s take

Juzo Itami's 'ramen western' follows a widow trying to make the perfect noodle soup, interrupted by food-related vignettes. Funny, sensual and joyful, it is one of cinema's best food films.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.9 / 10 (27,568 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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