Tampopo

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Kylo S Sep 27, 2018 It works more as a series of weird, funny sketches than a full coherent movie, and that is basically because it is a series of weird, funny sketches. "Tampopo" is a declaration of love to Japanese food and culture, almost a fetishist one, if I may add. See more

Theodore W Aug 29, 2018 I love how this is half a western and half satyre, while it's actually a comedy. Or is it?

George W Apr 26, 2018 Written and directed by Juzo Itami the opening has truck drivers, Goro (Tsutomu Yamazaki) and Gun (Ken Watanabe) having a craving for ramen noodles after reading a book out loud regarding a master ramen eater and his protege. They would then stop at the first ramen noodle joint, only then it wasn't that good. The owner of the mini restaurant managed to convince Goro and his partner Gun to help her to make improvements. Together, they would then visit as many ramen noodle restaurants to pick up tips just so Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto) hence the title can adjust to the improvements and turn her ramen noodle restaurant into a successful one. Along with this movie is another subplot along with other strange characters. Tampopo although there is another sub plot See more

Hagrid P Apr 12, 2018 Food lovers of all palates are certain to relish the numerous delectable images in "Tampopo," an original, daring, and amusing love letter to our relationship with food, not only as a source of nourishment but how it makes us feel good-its visual presentation, scents, textures, flavors, the memories they evoke. Although a comedy, its strategy is never one-note as it consistently introduces one playful scenario after another. Yet, still, the picture does not come across as desultory, never relying on a parade of half-cocked ideas as painfully generic comedies so often do. See more

Leia P Apr 11, 2018 I really connected with the egg yoke scene.

Han L Nov 18, 2017 The first thing I noticed was how stylized this movie is. It almost reminds me a little of Tarantino. This movie is very funny at times. It caught me by surprise how funny it was. The movie almost plays out as a funny anime show with the characters being very colorful and flamboyant. They even use playful audio effects like in anime. Weird sexual food fetishes, learning how to make perfect noodles, how to eat spaghetti properly. This movie about food has it all for food lovers. Very interesting story and really nice to see other characters stories interweave with the main one. I've never really seen a movie quite like this with all it's randomness. But it was very charming and funny. Overall, this has to be one of the best movies about food. See more

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