Tampopo (1985)
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.
Director:
Jūzō Itami
Writer:
Jūzō Itami
![]() |
Tsutomu Yamazaki as Goro |
![]() |
Nobuko Miyamoto as Tampopo |
![]() |
Ken Watanabe as Gun |
![]() |
Koji Yakusho as White Suit Man |
![]() |
Rikiya Yasuoka as Pisken |
![]() |
Kinzō Sakura as Shohei |
![]() |
Hyōe Enoki as Pisken's Henchman |
![]() |
Gō Awazu as Pisken's Henchman |
![]() |
Mario Abe as Restaurant Owner |
![]() |
Izumi Hara as Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese |
![]() |
Isao Hashizume as Waiter |
![]() |
Hisashi Igawa as Running Man |
![]() |
Toshimune Kato as Young Employee |
![]() |
Kenso Kato as Hira |
![]() |
Yoshi Katō as Noodle-making Master |
![]() |
Yoshihiro Katō as Man in White Suit's Henchman |
![]() |
Toshiya Fujita as Man with Toothache |
![]() |
Fukumi Kuroda as Man in White Suit's Mistress |
![]() |
Nobuo Nakamura as Old Gentleman |
![]() |
Mariko Okada as Spaghetti Teacher |
![]() |
Yoshihei Saga as Salaryman |
![]() |
Setsuko Shinoi as Old Man's Mistress |
![]() |
Hitoshi Takagi as Restaurant Owner |
![]() |
Choei Takahashi as Salaryman |
![]() |
Ei Takami as Homeless Man |
![]() |
Akio Tanaka as Salaryman |
![]() |
Masahiko Tsugawa as Supermarket Manager |
![]() |
Hideji Ōtaki as Rich Old Man |
![]() |
Naritoshi Hayashi as Accompanying Man |
![]() |
Yoriko Doguchi as Pearl Diver |
![]() |
Ryutaro Otomo as Ramen Master |
![]() |
Gilyak Amagasaki as Homeless Man |
| Production | Yasushi Tamaoki | Producer |
| Production | Jūzō Itami | Producer |
| Writing | Jūzō Itami | Screenplay |
| Camera | Masaki Tamura | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Akira Suzuki | Editor |
| Production | Seigo Hosogoe | Producer |
| Directing | Jūzō Itami | Director |
| Sound | Kunihiko Murai | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Masatsugu Takase | Fight Choreographer |
| Directing | Kazuki Shirayama | Assistant Director |
| Production | Shigeru Sakurada | Casting |
| Art | Takeo Kimura | Art Direction |
| Production | Kosaburo Sasaoka | Casting |
| Art | Toshiharu Ochi | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emiko Kogô | Costume Design |
| Sound | Masatoshi Saito | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Midori Konuma | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Kyōji Kōno | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Takashi Moro | Assistant Camera |
| Art | 佐村憲一 | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Fumio Hashimoto | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Yukio Inoue | Gaffer |