Tampopo
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Tampopo is a 1985 Japanese comedy film, often described as a "ramen Western," that humorously explores food, culture, and human relationships through the story of perfecting a bowl of ramen.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tampopo canonical | 1 |
| Tampopo (1985 film) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Masaki Tamura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Juzo Itami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Toho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Akira Suzuki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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food film ⓘ ramen Western ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Goro
NERFINISHED
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Gun ⓘ Tampopo (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ digital ⓘ |
| includedIn | lists of greatest food movies ⓘ |
| influenced | later food-centric films and TV shows ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
food culture
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human relationships ⓘ ramen ⓘ |
| musicBy | Kunihiko Murai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | perfecting a bowl of ramen ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anthology-style vignettes about food
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mixing comedy and culinary obsession ⓘ parody of Western film tropes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A truck driver helps a widow transform her ramen shop into a place serving the perfect bowl of ramen. ⓘ |
| producer | Seiichiro Ujiie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Itami Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateInJapan | 1985-11-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 114 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Juzo Itami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Ken Watanabe
NERFINISHED
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Koji Yakusho NERFINISHED ⓘ Kôji Ishizaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobuko Miyamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Rikiya Yasuoka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsutomu Yamazaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Tampopo (1985 film)