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Tampopo

1987·1h 54m·Not Rated
Comedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.9/10
26,904 votes
Metascore
87
Metacritic

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.

Tampopo is a 1987 comedy movie directed by Jûzô Itami, starring Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe, Kôji Yakusho. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.9/10 from 26,904 votes and runs 1h 54m.

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Director
Jûzô Itami
Stars
Nobuko Miyamoto
Ken Watanabe
Kôji Yakusho
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Creators
Jûzô Itami
Details
1987-09-01
114 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ Japan
★ Japanese
Keywords
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