Country
United States
Date
Jan 09, 2017
Certification
NR
Note
Palm Springs International Film Festival
The first Japanese Noodle Western.
1h 55min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gō Awazu | Pisken's Henchman |
| Mario Abe | Restaurant Owner |
| Izumi Hara | Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese |
| Isao Hashizume | Waiter |
| Hisashi Igawa | Running Man |
| Toshimune Kato | Young Employee |
| Kenso Kato | Hira |
| Yoshi Katō | Noodle-making Master |
| Yoshihiro Katō | Man in White Suit's Henchman |
| Toshiya Fujita | Man with Toothache |
| Fukumi Kuroda | Man in White Suit's Mistress |
| Nobuo Nakamura | Old Gentleman |
| Mariko Okada | Spaghetti Teacher |
| Yoshihei Saga | Salaryman |
| Setsuko Shinoi | Old Man's Mistress |
| Hitoshi Takagi | Restaurant Owner |
| Choei Takahashi | Salaryman |
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| Ei Takami | Homeless Man |
| Akio Tanaka | Salaryman |
| Masahiko Tsugawa | Supermarket Manager |
| Hideji Ōtaki | Rich Old Man |
| Naritoshi Hayashi | Accompanying Man |
| Yoriko Doguchi | Pearl Diver |
| Ryutaro Otomo | Ramen Master |
| Gilyak Amagasaki | Homeless Man |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | タンポポ |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | New Century Producers, Itami Productions |
| Data di uscita | 23 novembre 1985 |
| Producer | Yasushi Tamaoki, Jūzō Itami, Seigo Hosogoe |
| Writer | Jūzō Itami |
| Casting | Shigeru Sakurada, Kosaburo Sasaoka |
| Editors | Akira Suzuki |
| Cinematography | Masaki Tamura, Takashi Moro |
| Asst. Directors | Kazuki Shirayama, Jūzō Itami |
| Lighting | Yukio Inoue |
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| Camera Operators | Masaki Tamura, Takashi Moro |
| Add. Photography | Masaki Tamura, Takashi Moro |
| Production Design | Takeo Kimura, Toshiharu Ochi, 佐村憲一 |
| Art Direction | Takeo Kimura, Toshiharu Ochi, 佐村憲一 |
| Set Decoration | Toshiharu Ochi, Takeo Kimura, 佐村憲一 |
| Composer | Kunihiko Murai, Masatoshi Saito, Kyōji Kōno, Fumio Hashimoto |
| Sound | Kunihiko Murai, Masatoshi Saito, Kyōji Kōno, Fumio Hashimoto |
| Costume Design | Emiko Kogô, Midori Konuma |
| Makeup | Midori Konuma, Emiko Kogô |
| Hairstyling | Emiko Kogô, Midori Konuma |
| Budget | 1.500.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Oct 21, 2016
Certification
NR
Note
New York City, New York
Theatrical release
Country
Japan
Date
Nov 23, 1985
Country
Brazil
Date
Jan 01, 1986
Certification
e 16
Country
Portugal
Date
Jan 02, 1986
Certification
e 18
Country
United States
Date
May 22, 1987
Certification
NR
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Country
Netherlands
Date
Oct 06, 1988
Certification
12
Country
Germany
Date
May 25, 1989
Certification
16
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Jul 04, 1994
Certification
18
Note
VHS
Country
South Korea
Date
Dec 17, 2025
Certification
19
Physical media
Country
United Kingdom
Date
May 01, 2017
Certification
15
Note
BD
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