Tampopo (1985)

Tampopo: Directed by Jûzô Itami. With Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kôji Yakusho, Ken Watanabe. 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.

“When I saw it again after many years, I discovered how many impressive, unique, unparalleled scenes are included in TAMPOPO – I remembered my astonishment when first watching them. I was astonished how surprising these scenes were, how unexpected, how strange and weird and fascinating. Try it yourself! Itu0026#39;s unbelievable, this free flow of thoughts and odd ideas. It opens your mind. It teaches to respect your food. It makes you love Japan.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePS: listen carefully to u0026quot;The Old Masteru0026quot;. He appears very soon.”