# Event Details - **Event Name**: Tampopo (JFT People's Choice Award screening) - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for a screening of TAMPOPO (1985), as part of the JFT People's Choice Award screening, on Wednesday Sept 2, at 6:30PM.About this EventTampopoタンポポWednesday, September 2, 6:30PM (ET)Doors open 6:00PM | Film Screening | In-Person | Directed by ITAMI Jūzō • 1985 • 115 minutes • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles • A self-proclaimed “ramen Western,” Tampopo is a playful and delicious satire on food, desire, and Japanese culture. The story follows truck driver Goro (YAMAZAKI Tsutomu) and his sidekick Gun (WATANABE Ken) as they help Tampopo (MIYAMOTO Nobuko), a widowed noodle shop owner, perfect her ramen recipe and transform her small eatery into a local legend. Through a series of eccentric vignettes—from a gangster’s sensual food rituals to an etiquette lesson gone wrong—ITAMI Jūzō serves up a loving and absurd meditation on the art of eating and living. Both hilarious and heartfelt, Tampopo celebrates the pursuit of perfection and the joy found in a simple bowl of ramen.©Janus FilmsContent Warning: This film contains brief scenes of animal violence. Viewer discretion is advised.Part 2 of our screenings. The current and former JFT Film Program Officers will join for a post-screening chat and a mix & mingle.Have a question for the JFT Film Program Officers? Submit your question through the Google Form for a chance to have it discussed during our post-screening chat!Free admission. Registration required.*Please note: We kindly ask that you register for only one of the JFT People's Choice Award screenings to help ensure that as many community members as possible can attend. Thank you for your consideration!*Please note that JFT staff will be taking photographs during this event for promotional and documentation purposes. If you prefer not to be photographed, please feel free to let a staff member know. Thank you for your understanding.**As this is a free event, registrations may exceed venue capacity to account for no-shows. Early arrival is strongly encouraged, as seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. We may not be able to guarantee seats for late arrivals. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toronto/tampopo-jft-peoples-choice-award-screening/100001997898444028 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Entertainment, Art, health-wellness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - door_time: 2026-09-02T22:00:00Z - Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes - Location: The Japan Foundation, Toronto - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Toronto - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: The Japan Foundation, Toronto - **lat**: 43.6710978 - **long**: -79.386063 - **full address**: The Japan Foundation, Toronto, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Tampopo (JFT People's Choice Award screening) - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/dce9fd6594de85222dcdc0f0d1a0c43b7e1b2dc67c7b7fed8d0c23e68ef0fe2b-rimg-w1200-h600-dcb8a898-gmir.jpg?v=1787617878 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Tampopo (JFT People's Choice Award screening) being held? - **A:** Tampopo (JFT People's Choice Award screening) takes place on Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 pm at The Japan Foundation, Toronto, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing Tampopo (JFT People's Choice Award screening)? - **A:** Tampopo (JFT People's Choice Award screening) is organized by The Japan Foundation, Toronto. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Tampopo (JFT People's Choice Award screening)", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/dce9fd6594de85222dcdc0f0d1a0c43b7e1b2dc67c7b7fed8d0c23e68ef0fe2b-rimg-w1200-h600-dcb8a898-gmir.jpg?v=1787617878", "startDate": "2026-09-02T18:30:00-04:00", "endDate": "2026-09-02T21:00:00-04:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/tampopo-jft-peoples-choice-award-screening/100001997898444028", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "The Japan Foundation, Toronto", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "2 Bloor Street East, Suite 300", "postalCode": "M4W 1A8", "addressLocality": "Toronto", "addressRegion": "ON", "addressCountry": "CA" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "43.6710978", "longitude": "-79.386063" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us for a screening of TAMPOPO (1985), as part of the JFT People's Choice Award screening, on Wednesday Sept 2, at 6:30PM.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-25", "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-02T21:00:00-04:00", "validFrom": "2026-08-25", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/tampopo-jft-peoples-choice-award-screening/100001997898444028" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/SoldOut", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-25", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-25", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/tampopo-jft-peoples-choice-award-screening/100001997898444028", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "The Japan Foundation Toronto", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-japan-foundation-toronto/20304296", "description": "The Japan Foundation aspires to the role of catalyst for international exchange throughout the world, presenting valuable and appealing aspects of Japanese culture to other countries and promoting mutual understanding with peoples around the world." } ] } ] ```