Overview:
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.
Budget
$1,500,000.00
Production companies
New Century Producers, Itami Productions
Genre
Comedy
Runtime
1hr 55mins
Rating
7.9/10
Release Date
1985-11-23