Tampopo
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- Trailer for Tampopo (01:55)
- Clip: Ramen Practice (01:25)
Movie Info & Cast
Synopsis
A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.
Cast
- Tsutomu Yamazaki
- Nobuko Miyamoto
- Koji Yakusho
- Ken Watanabe
- Rikiya Yasuoka
- Kinzô Sakura
- Yoshi Katô
- Hideji Ôtaki
- Fukumi Kuroda
- Setsuko Shinoi
Letterboxd User Reviews
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193.0K
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- Dec 4, 2019
ur in her dms, i’m passing an egg yolk from my mouth into her mouth we are not the same
lee rayAug 19, 2021wow!!!! loved this movie so immediately– delicate and focused in a way that really highlights the directing, but also just so unabashedly goofy in a way so many movies are afraid to be!! can't get over two specific scenes that are just about highlighting the art of paying…
demi adejuyigbeAug 2, 2017the best western i've ever seen and it's set in japan and is entirely about ramen and other assorted foods so checkmate white people
Chris 🍉 - Jul 25, 2021
the avengers of ramen noodles
LucyFeb 12, 2024forgot how horny this movie was because i only remembered the egg swap (very cool, hot, not as gross as its reputation) and the supermarket scene (incredible, pure looney tunes) but it is horny!! but also, very sweet!! and it makes sense that it’s both because it is…
demi adejuyigbeJun 2, 2021gordon ramsay never taught me to do that to an egg yolk
Jay - Oct 20, 2016
The saying goes that some people eat to live, and some people live to eat. Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” is the rare serving of food porn that brings both groups to the table. First released in 1985 (and now returning to theaters with a delectable new 4K restoration), this…
davidehrlichJul 18, 2020a love letter to putting more food in your mouth before swallowing!
fran hoepfnerJun 25, 2023We will never get an American movie as good as this because it would be about freakin burgers
Megan Bitchell
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Top Reviews
- Victor K likedTampopo
There is so much humor & charm that I couldn’t help but keep watching even when I can’t really make sense of it. It’s intercut with many little stories that’ll keep surprising you and ultimately embraces the sensual joy of food despite rigid customs, being very aware of the…
Reyham likedTampopowatched because Andrew Garfield mentioned this on Criterion Collection.
10000BCman likedTampopowho would have thought a film about ramen could be so damn enjoyable
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CJAG lovedTampopoHilarious, weird movie for the open minded foodie
martona likedTampopothe egg yolk scene… i’ll never forget that
officially whelmed likedTampopoKEN WATANABE WAS HOT!!??
- Milo Hoffman likedTampopo
fever dream and funny
Chris Lee lovedTampopoStill a banger
Aidan White lovedTampopo9.0/10 this movie is so funny and has a super dry sense of humor that i rlly love it- the whole movie just made me hungry so much bc of how good the food is - love the acting and the whole premise is super unique
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Metacritic
Like all of the best comfort food, Tampopo tastes familiar but not derivative, something more than the sum of its ingredients. If Tampopo resonates with you in ways you might not expect or be able to name, it’s because Itami also engenders the same respect for everything that goes into the making of a movie.
David Ehrlich
IndieWire
Everyone needs nourishment, and Itami found humor and poignancy in how it’s provided and received.
Serena Donadoni
Village Voice
Lacking space for a proper review, let me say first that Tampopo is right up there with “Ratatouille” and “Big Night” when it comes to peerless movies about food.
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
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