Foodie Films: Tampopo (1985)

The Fumblers park their truck in front of a little ramen shop and watch Tampopo. Two of us seductively pass an egg yolk back and forth from our mouths and which two of us may surprise you.

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The Fumblers park their truck in front of a little ramen shop and watch Tampopo. Two of us seductively pass an egg yolk back and forth from our mouths and which two of us may surprise you.

Tampopo 1985 - 18 - 1h54m

A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.

Director: Juzo Itami Writer: Juzo Itami Stars: Ken Watanabe, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto

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