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.
Tampopo explores themes of widow, restaurant, business woman. It is available to stream for free in HD on Ernax — no account required.
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 115 min
Director: Jūzō Itami
Writers: Jūzō Itami
Cast: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho, Rikiya Yasuoka, Kinzō Sakura, Hyōe Enoki, Gō Awazu, Mario Abe, Izumi Hara, Isao Hashizume, Hisashi Igawa
Rating: 7.8/10 (465 votes)
Budget: $2M
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Themes: widow, restaurant, business woman, restaurant owner, bullying, sensei, food, truck driver
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