Dandelion

Name: Dandelion
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1987-09-01
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Rating: 7.90
Cast: Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe, Kôji Yakusho, Tsutomu Yamazaki

– A pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside fast food stop selling ramen noodles. The wi..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.90 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 54 Minutes

Release Year:

1985

Original Name:

タンポポ

A pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside fast food stop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, pleads them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle soup making".

Styles:

Reflective, Funny, Melancholic, Talky, Satirical, Offbeat, Semi Serious, Witty, Humorous, Realistic

Story Timeline:

1980s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

Japan

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Genre:

Comedy

Release Date:

01 Sep 1987

Language:

Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:

Not Rated

Tampopo

Directed by:

Jûzô Itami

Story Written By:

Jûzô Itami

Main Actors:

Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe, Kôji Yakusho, Tsutomu Yamazaki

Plot:

In this humorous paean to the joys of food, the main story is about trucker Goro, who rides into town like a modern Shane to help Tampopo set up the perfect noodle soup restaurant. Woven into this main story are a number of smaller stories about the importance of food, ranging from a gangster who mixes hot sex with food, to an old woman who terrorizes a shopkeeper by compulsively squeezing his wares.

Awards:

6 wins & 4 nominations.

Gross profit:

$224,097

Production Company:

Itami Productions

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.9/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

100%