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
Written by: Jūzō Itami
Release date: 1985-11-23
Runtime: 115 minutes
Critics score:
Tagline: The first Japanese Noodle Western.
Cast:
Nobuko Miyamoto Nobuko Miyamoto
Tampopo 
Ken Watanabe Ken Watanabe
Gun 
Koji Yakusho Koji Yakusho
White Suit Man 
Rikiya Yasuoka Rikiya Yasuoka
Pisken 
Kinzō Sakura Kinzō Sakura
Shohei 
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Also known as:
  • Dandelion
  • Tampopo: A Ramen Western
  • Tampopo - Os Brutos Também Comem Spaghetti
  • Tampopo - Magische Nudeln
  • 탄포포
  • Paardenbloem
  • Одуванчик
  • Pissenlit
  • 담뽀뽀