Dandelion

– 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
Dandelion (1985) - Also known as 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".

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Release Date:

01 Sep 1987

Language:

Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Jûzô Itami

Writer:

Jûzô Itami (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kôji Yakusho, Ken Watanabe

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:

Itami Productions

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%