Japan Synopsis
タンポポ
“The first Japanese Noodle Western.”
In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.
The 1984–1986 Japan Window
91 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Tampopo sits at position #14.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tampopo. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From New Century Producers
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tampopo premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #651 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (86th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #270 of 1,411 (top 19%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | New Century Producers, Itami Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | November 23, 1985 |
| IMDb | tt0092048 |