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.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
The Making of “Tampopo,” a ninety-minute documentary from 1986, narrated by director Juzo Itami
New interview with actor Nobuko Miyamoto
New interview with food stylist Seiko Ogawa
New interviews with ramen scholar Hiroshi Oosaki and chefs Sam White, Rayneil De Guzman, Jerry Jaksich, and Ivan Orkin
Rubber Band Pistol, Itami’s 1962 debut short film
New video essay by filmmakers Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos on the film’s themes of self-improvement and mastery of a craft
Trailer
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: An essay by food and culture writer Willy Blackmore
New cover by Ping Zhu

Product details

Producer	Juzo Itami, Yasushi Tamaoki
Director	Juzo Itami
Actor	Koji Yakusho, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto
Label	CRITERION

Genre	Eastern Comedy
Content	Blu-ray
Publication date	25.04.2017
Region code	A
Edition	Criterion Collection, Restored, Special Edition
Version	US Version
Original title	Tanpopo (Japanese)
Year of production	1985
Length	114 Minutes
Audio	Japanese
Subtitles	English
Extras	Bonus material
Screen	1.85:1

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Customer reviews

Tout simplement...

Written on 11. April 2021 by Aerosniff Someglue .
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

...le meilleur film de bouffe de tous les temps.
Tolle Erinnerung

Written on 21. February 2014 by surfing.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Schon etliche Jahre her seit ich diesen Streifen gesehen habe. Aber nun nach meiner kürzlichen Japanreise ist mir dieser Film wieder eingefallen. Habe ihn in guter Erinnerung.
Miam Miam

Written on 24. January 2013 by IMDB.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Eine Liebeserklärung an das Essen! Und das ist mit sehr viel Humor gelungen. Zeigt aber auch die erotische Seite in Verbindung mit Kulinarischem. Für mich ein Klassiker.
nudelsuppe

Written on 27. July 2008 by pelado.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

so viel philosophie, humor, essen und liebe in einem film!
hier kann man/frau seine sorgen vergessen und natürlich etwas über nudelsuppe lernen.
ein feelgood-movie dass aber alle qualitäten eines kultfilmes in sich hat.
weiterempfehlen anschauen und wiederanschauen!!!!!!