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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Juzo Itami (writer)
Release Date:
September 1987 (USA) more
Tagline:
The first Japanese noodle western!
Plot:
In this humorous paean to the joys of food, the main story is about trucker Goro who rides into town... more | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Walter Hill: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 9 September 2009, 12:07 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Many unforgettable scenes more (62 total)
Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Tsutomu Yamazaki | ... | Goro |
| Nobuko Miyamoto | ... | Tampopo |
 | Ken Watanabe | ... | Gun |
| Kôji Yakusho | ... | Man in White Suit |
| Rikiya Yasuoka | ... | Pisuken |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Mario Abe | ... | Resutoran no shachô |
| Sen Hara | ... | Old woman, pressing Camembert cheese |
| Isao Hashizume | ... | Waiter |
| Hisashi Igawa | ... | Running man |
| Kensô Katô | ... | Hira |
| Toshimune Kato | ... | Young Employee |
| Yoshihiro Katô | ||
| Yoshi Kato | ... | Noodle-making master |
| Fukumi Kuroda | ... | Man in White Suit's Mistress |
| Nobuo Nakamura | ... | Old gentleman |
| Mariko Okada | ... | Supageti sensei |
| Hideji Otaki | ... | Rich Old Man |
| Ryutaro Otomo | ... | Râmen no sensei |
| Yoshihei Saga | ... | Sararîman |
| Kinzoh Sakura | ... | Shohei |
| Setsuko Shinoi | ... | Old Man's Mistress |
| Hitoshi Takagi | ... | Restaurant Owner |
| Choei Takahashi | ... | Sararîman |
| Ei Takami | ... | Homeless |
| Akio Tanaka | ... | Sararîman |
| Masahiko Tsugawa | ... | Sûpâ no shachô |
| Yoriko Douguchi | ... | Pearl Diver (uncredited) |
| Narutoshi Hayashi | ... | (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Juzo Itami | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Juzo Itami | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Seigo Hosogoe | .... | producer | |
| Juzo Itami | .... | producer | |
| Yasushi Tamaoki | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Kunihiko Murai | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Masaki Tamura | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Akira Suzuki | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Emiko Kogo | |||
Sound Department | |||
| Fumio Hashimoto | .... | sound recordist | |
| Masatoshi Saito | .... | sound effects editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Izumi Ishimori | .... | food designer | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- New Yorker Films (1987) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (1988) (USA) (VHS)
- Fox Lorber Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2007) (Japan) (TV)
- Look Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Republic Pictures Home Video (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
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Also Known As:
Dandelion (International: English title)
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114 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff
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Man in White Suit: I'll kill you if you make that noise once the movie starts! Understand? And... I also don't like watch alarms going off. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Frasier: The Return of Martin Crane (#9.4)" (2001) more
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When I saw it again after many years, I discovered how many impressive, unique, unparalleled scenes are included in TAMPOPO - I remembered my astonishment when first watching them. I was astonished how surprising these scenes were, how unexpected, how strange and weird and fascinating. Try it yourself! It's unbelievable, this free flow of thoughts and odd ideas. It opens your mind. It teaches to respect your food. It makes you love Japan.
PS: listen carefully to "The Old Master". He appears very soon.