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Tampopo is a japonais film of genre Comedy directed by Jūzō Itami released in USA on 22 may 1987 with Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tampopo (1985)
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Tampopo (タンポポ, Tanpopo, literally "dandelion seed") is a 1985 Japanese comedy film by director Juzo Itami, starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kōji Yakusho, and Ken Watanabe. The publicity for the film calls it the first "ramen western", a play on the term Spaghetti Western (films about the American Old West made by Italian production studios).
Synopsis
A pair of truck drivers, the experienced Gorō (Tsutomu Yamazaki) and a younger sidekick named Gun (Ken Watanabe), stop at a decrepit roadside ramen (noodle) shop. Outside, Gorō rescues a boy who is being beaten up by three schoolmates. The boy, Tabo, turns out to be the son of the widowed owner of the struggling business, Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto). When a customer called Pisken (Rikiya Yasuoka) harasses Tampopo, Gorō invites him and his men to step outside. Gorō puts up a good fight, but outnumbered by Pisken and his men, he is knocked out and wakes up the next morning in Tampopo's home.Actors
Tsutomu Yamazaki
(Goro)
Nobuko Miyamoto
(Tampopo)
Ken Watanabe
(Gun)
Kōji Yakusho
(White Suit Man)
Fukumi Kuroda
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