Tampopo (1984) - 40th Anniversary Screening

A special 40th anniversary screening for this beloved 80s Japanese cult classic - warning, don't go into it hungry!

Directed by Juzo Itami

Starring Kôji Yakusho, Ken Watanabe, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Rikiya Yasuoka

Rating M Sex scenes
114 minutes

The tale of an eccentric band of culinary ronin who guide the widow of a noodle-shop owner on her quest for the perfect recipe, this rapturous “ramen western” by Japanese director Juzo Itami is an entertaining, genre-bending adventure underpinned by a deft satire of the way social conventions distort the most natural of human urges—our appetites. Interspersing the efforts of Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto) and friends to make her café a success with the erotic exploits of a gastronome gangster and glimpses of food culture both high and low, the sweet, sexy, and surreal TAMPOPO is a lavishly inclusive paean to the sensual joys of nourishment, and one of the most mouthwatering examples of food on film ever made.

In Japanese with English subtitles.

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