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.
Cast
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Goro
Nobuko Miyamoto
Tampopo
Ken Watanabe
Gun
Koji Yakusho
White Suit Man
Rikiya Yasuoka
Pisken
Kinzō Sakura
Shohei
Hyōe Enoki
Pisken's Henchman
Gō Awazu
Pisken's Henchman
Mario Abe
Restaurant Owner
Izumi Hara
Old Woman Pressing Camembert Cheese
Isao Hashizume
Waiter
Hisashi Igawa
Running Man
Toshimune Kato
Young Employee
Kenso Kato
Hira
Yoshi Katō
Noodle-making Master
Yoshihiro Katō
Man in White Suit's Henchman
Toshiya Fujita
Man with Toothache
Fukumi Kuroda
Man in White Suit's Mistress
Nobuo Nakamura
Old Gentleman
Mariko Okada
Spaghetti Teacher
Yoshihei Saga
Salaryman
Setsuko Shinoi
Old Man's Mistress
Hitoshi Takagi
Restaurant Owner
Chōei Takahashi
Salaryman
Ei Takami
Homeless Man
Akio Tanaka
Salaryman
Masahiko Tsugawa
Supermarket Manager
Hideji Ōtaki
Rich Old Man
Naritoshi Hayashi
Accompanying Man
Yoriko Doguchi
Pearl Diver
Ryutaro Otomo
Ramen Master
Gilyak Amagasaki
Homeless Man
Crew
Jūzō Itami
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Akira Suzuki
Editor
Masaki Tamura
Director of Photography
Kazuki Shirayama
Assistant Director
Seigo Hosogoe
Producer
Yasushi Tamaoki
Producer
Takashi Moro
Assistant Camera
Shigeru Sakurada
Casting
Kosaburo Sasaoka
Casting
Emiko Kogô
Costume Design
Midori Konuma
Makeup Artist
Masatoshi Saito
Sound Effects Editor
Kyōji Kōno
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Fumio Hashimoto
Sound Recordist
Kunihiko Murai
Original Music Composer
Toshiharu Ochi
Set Decoration
Masatsugu Takase
Fight Choreographer
Yukio Inoue
Gaffer
Takeo Kimura
Art Direction
佐村憲一
Graphic Designer
