Tampopo

1985 NR 1h 55m 7.9

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.

In this humorous paean to the joys of food, the main story is about trucker Goro, who rides into town like a modern Shane to help Tampopo set up the perfect noodle soup restaurant. Woven into this main story are a number of smaller stories about the importance of food.

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Info about Tampopo

Studio(s): New Century Producers, Itami Productions

Originally Released: United States on May 22, 1987

Production Country: Japan

Budget: $1,500,000.00

Genres: Comedy

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