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Synopsis
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.
Cast
Tsutomu Yamazaki·Goro
Nobuko Miyamoto·Tampopo
Ken Watanabe·Gun
Takabe Kuwamoto·White Suit Man
Rikiya Yasuoka·Pisken
Kinzō Sakura·Shohei
Hyōe Enoki·Pisken's Henchman
Gō Awazu·Pisken's Henchman
Mario Abe·Restaurant Owner
Izumi Hara·Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese