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Mood:
- HumorousOffbeatWitty
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Plot:
- Couple RelationsCooking and FoodLove and RomanceCouples
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Genres:
- ComedyForeignRomance
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century80s
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Place:
- AsiaJapanRestaurant
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedMasterpiece
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Humor:
- Satire
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Style:
- EpisodicMultiple Stories
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Mild Violent ContentNudity
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Tampopo, 1985
Japanese
Japan
Profile of Tampopo
Tampopo can be described as humorous, witty, and offbeat. The plot revolves around cooking and food, couples relations, and love and romance. Its comic aspect comes from satire. Tampopo's main genres are foreign, comedy, and romance. In terms of style, it involves multiple stories and is episodic. In approach, it is realistic. Tampopo is set, at least in part, in a restaurant. It is located in Japan. It takes place in the 1980s. Tampopo has received attention for being a masterpiece, an award winner, and critically acclaimed. Note that it involves mild violent content and nudity.
Summary of Tampopo
Billed as the "first Japanese noodle western," this comedy offers a satirical view of the relationship between food and sex, one of the director's favorite topics. Watch as a widow running a Tokyo restaurant and a cowboy hat-wearing truck driver try to make the perfect bowl of ramen. Highly acclaimed film from director Itami.
Details
| Language: | Japanese |
| Country: | Japan |
| Release date: | 22 May 1987 |
| Runtime: | 114 min |
Cast and Crew
as Goro
as Tampopo
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Users Reviews
- 22.March.2009
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- by: thattherepaul
- thattherepaul rated this movie
8/10Great
- 21.March.2009
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- by: Carlos Mal
- Carlos Mal rated this movie10/10Must See
