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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9781572523340 Format: Color, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 1572523344 Label: Fox Lorber Languages: Manufacturer: Fox Lorber Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Fox Lorber Release Date: September 29, 1998 Running Time: 114 minutes Studio: Fox Lorber Theatrical Release Date: 1987-09 Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential video: Like seeds of a dandelion blowing in the wind, the plot of Tampopo wanders in several directions, following the lives of a quirky collection of characters. At the heart of this film is a young widow named Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto), who is struggling to make ends meet by running a noodle restaurant. Goro (Tsutomu Yamazaki), a truck driver, saves Tampopo's young son from being beaten by a group of school girls and is rewarded with a bowl of very bad ramen (noodles). Goro tells Tampopo the awful truth about her cooking and she asks for his help. Together they search for the perfect ramen recipe. Intersecting this part of the plot are several smaller and less well-realized stories. Koji Yakusho, who stars in Shall We Dance, appears as a sensuous gangster who would rather play with his food than eat it. Then there's the mysterious Noodle Master who lives with a group of street vagabonds and a young executive who knows how to order food from a French menu, but not how to preserve the dignity of his superiors. While the film as a whole feels somewhat disjointed, writer-director Juzo Itami manages to infuse Tampopo (which means "dandelion") with a sense of Japanese joie de vivre that is worth experiencing. Take notes during the "soup scenes" and see what you can cook up for yourself. --Luanne Brown Average Rating:
 Rating:  - the Japanese Rocky of ramen shopsI loved this gem of a film. I was lucky enough to enjoy it with some family and my brother said this review title. This movie has alot of heart and fun. I like how the woman gets built up in confidence and the friendship the truck driver and ramen lady have together. It has been a while since I have seen it but it remains one of the better random foreign films I have seen. Rating: - Nani?I was 1st introduced to this film in 2002 in my Japanese class, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is very random at times detracting from the main plot, but still as many other reviews have said, deals with food. The movie does make me hungry when watching it, which shows you it has some power to it. If you like noodles or have a good sense of humor check it out Rating: - A Delightfully Delicious Comedy!I have seen this Japanese comedy by Director Juzo Itami several times over the years, and for the first time ever, I felt a little bit sad afterwards when I watched it again tonight; especially when I realized that director Juzo Itami committed suicide in 1997. However, he left behind a wonderful film that is highly recommended. It has been a couple of years since I last viewed TAMPOPO, and after viewing it again last night, it just seems to get better and better with each viewing. For those wishing ... Read More Rating: - fantastic and truly distinctive.....I am a great fan of the food film genre. This includes everything from LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE (from Mexico) to EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN (from Taiwan). TAMPOPO is a (more than) 20 year old Japanese film about the culture's love affair with and cultural connection to food. Particularly, ramen is showcased here (among other entrees). The film follows the chance encounter that two truck drivers, Goro (Tsutomo Yamazaki) and Gun (Ken Watanabe) have with Tampopo (translation: "Dandelion") (Nobuko Miyamoto), ... Read More Rating: - Makes one HungryBesides a few major films created by such luminaries as Kurosawa Akira Kagemusha (1980) and Ran (1985) and a small handful of other films, the 1980s, although Japan's economy was booming, was a major dry spell for the Japanese film industry. Directors such as Oshima Nagisa were forced to look to other countries for financial support to create his films while the native film industry pumped its money into either foreign films or animation. It was because of this stagnant film industry that such directors ... Read More |
