Tampopo

  • 1hr 54m
  • 87

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  • Clip: Ramen Practice
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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Jûzô Itami

Producer:

Seigo Hosogoe, Yasushi Tamaoki

Release Date:

Sep 1, 1987

Runtime:

1hr 54m

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

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Metacritic

87
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Based on 18 Critics
8.3

USER SCORE (9)

Universal acclaim based on 9 Reviews
91

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.

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David Ehrlich
IndieWire
90

Everyone needs nourishment, and Itami found humor and poignancy in how it’s provided and received.

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Metacritic review by Serena Donadoni
Serena Donadoni
Village Voice
100

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.

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Metacritic review by Joe Morgenstern
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
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