Tampopo
The first Japanese Noodle Western.
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.
Directed by Jūzō Itami
Starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho, Rikiya Yasuoka
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Tampopo is currently streaming on Max, Criterion Channel, and HBO Max Amazon Channel in the United States. Availability last checked August 28, 2026.
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11/23/1985
Japanese
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