Tampopo - The Criterion Collection

Japanese comedy directed by Juzo Itami. When two truck drivers, Goro (Tsutomu Yamazaki) and Gun (Ken Watanabe), stop at a noodle shop, they witness a young boy being beaten up and step in to help. When they discover that the boy is the son of the shop's owner Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto), they also learn that her business is struggling and try to think of ways to help her out. As they put their heads together, they come up with a plan to turn Tampopo's diner into a workshop providing lessons on how to make the perfect noodle soup.

Special Features

Bonus Footage, Documentaries: 'Rubber Band Pistol' (1962 short), Interviews: Interviews with actor Nobuko Miyamoto, ramen scholar Hiroshi Osaki, food stylist Seiko Ogawa and American chefs Sam White, Rayneil de Guzman, Jerry Jaksich and Anthony Bourdain, Making of Documentary, Video essay by Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos on the film's themes of self-improvement and mastery of a craft; Essay by food critic and culture writer Willy Blackmore, Trailers

Actors: Mariko Okada, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ken Watanabe, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ken Watanabe, Nobuko Miyamoto, Koji Yakusho, Rikiya Yasuoka

Audio Languages: Japanese

Duration: 114 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English

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