Tampopo (タンポポ) 38 years old
The first Japanese Noodle Western.
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 vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.
Credits
Tampopo Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ken Watanabe He was 26, now 64 years old | as Gun |
| Kōji Yakusho He was 29, now 68 years old | as Man in White Suit |
| Chôei Takahashi He was 42, now 81 years old | as Sararîman |
| Sen Hara | as Old woman, pressing Camembert cheese |
| Tsutomu Yamazaki He was 48, now 87 years old | as Goro |
| Hitoshi Takagi He was 60, 78 years old when he died | as Restaurant Owner |
| Mariko Okada She was 52, now 91 years old | as Supageti sensei |
| Hisashi Igawa He was 49, now 87 years old | as Running man |
| Narutoshi Hayashi He was 54, 76 years old when he died | as (uncredited) |
| Hideji Ōtaki He was 60, 87 years old when he died | as Rich Old Man |
| Nobuko Miyamoto She was 40, now 79 years old | as Tampopo |
| Chishu Ryu He was 81, 88 years old when he died | as Ramen customer (uncredited) |
| Nobuo Nakamura He was 77, 82 years old when he died | as Old gentleman |
| Rikiya Yasuoka He was 38, 64 years old when he died | as Pisuken |
| Ei Takami | as Homeless |
| Yoshi Katō He was 72, 75 years old when he died | as Noodle-making master |
| Setsuko Shinoi | as Old Man's Mistress |
| Isao Hashizume He was 44, now 82 years old | as Waiter |
| Ryūtarō Ōtomo He was 73, 73 years old when he died | as Râmen no sensei |
| Akio Tanaka He was 29, now 68 years old | as Sararîman |
| Kensô Katô He was 23, now 61 years old | as Hira |
| Masahiko Tsugawa He was 45, 78 years old when he died | as Sûpâ no shachô |
| Yoshihei Saga | as Sararîman |
| Mario Abe | as Resutoran no shachô |
| Toshimune Kato | as Young Employee |
| Yoshihiro Kato | |
| Fukumi Kuroda She was 29, now 67 years old | as Man in White Suit's Mistress |
| Kinzoh Sakura | as Shohei |
Tampopo Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Seigo Hosogoe as Producer. | Production |
| Yasushi Tamaoki as Producer. He was 36 (now 74) years old | Production |
| Kunihiko Murai as Original Music Composer. He was 40 (now 79) years old | Sound |
| Masaki Tamura as Director of Photography. He was 46 (79) years old when He died | Camera |
| Akira Suzuki as Editor. He was 55 (83) years old when He died | Editing |
| Juzo Itami as Director. He was 52 (64) years old when He died | Directing |
| Juzo Itami as Producer. He was 52 (64) years old when He died | Production |
| Juzo Itami as Screenplay. He was 52 (64) years old when He died | Writing |
Tampopo (38 years)
The first Japanese Noodle Western.
- Release day: Saturday, November 23, 1985
- Runtime: 115 minutes
