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List Price: $19.98 Features • Color • DVD-Video • Letterboxed • Subtitled • Widescreen • NTSC In Theaters : September, 1987 DVD Release : 24 November, 1998 |
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Tampopo description Like seeds of a dandelion blowing in the wind, the plot of Tampopo wanders in several directions, following the lives of a quirky collection of characters. At the heart of this film is a young widow named Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto), who is struggling to make ends meet by running a noodle restaurant. Goro (Tsutomu Yamazaki), a truck driver, saves Tampopo's young son from being beaten by a group of school girls and is rewarded with a bowl of very bad ramen (noodles). Goro tells Tampopo the awful truth about her cooking and she asks for his help. Together they search for the perfect ramen recipe. Intersecting this part of the plot are several smaller and less well-realized stories. Koji Yakusho, who stars in Shall We Dance, appears as a sensuous gangster who would rather play with his food than eat it. Then there's the mysterious Noodle Master who lives with a group of street vagabonds and a young executive who knows how to order food from a French menu, but not how to preserve the dignity of his superiors. While the film as a whole feels somewhat disjointed, writer-director Juzo Itami manages to infuse Tampopo (which means "dandelion") with a sense of Japanese joie de vivre that is worth experiencing. Take notes during the "soup scenes" and see what you can cook up for yourself. --Luanne Brown |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | A Delightfully Delicious Comedy! |
| I have seen this Japanese comedy by Director Juzo Itami several times over the years, and for the first time ever, I felt a little bit sad afterwards when I watched it again tonight; especially when I realized that director Juzo Itami committed suicide in 1997. However, he left behind a wonderful film that is highly recommended. It has been a couple of years since I last viewed TAMPOPO, and after viewing it again last night, it just seems to get better and better with each viewing. For those wishing to purchase the film, I have the FOX LORBER DVD, which is out of print, but it is available from a different distributor. However, this is a good thing, because the price listed for this particular DVD is way too high.
There have been some excellent reviews of this film, and if you give it half a chance, I am sure that you will come to enjoy the film. I remember when I first purchased this film I was on the fence. I liked it, but not greatly. After a couple of more viewings, however, I realized what a wonderful film it was. And it only gets better with each viewing. The film opens up with actor Koji Yakusho [one of my favorite actors] in a theatre talking about food etiquette, and then seques into the film. It is in the films opening that the viewer is introduced to the films main stars: Truck driver Goro, his partner Gun, and noodle shop owner Tampopo [dandelion in Japanese]. Goro (Tsutomu Yamazaki) and Gun (Ken Watanabe) are driving along the highway when they decide to get some noodles to eat: Due to Gun's reading a book about noodles. It is here that they both encounter Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto). [Who was the wife of the late director Juzo Itami]. In this begining [as well as the opening scene] you the viewer will notice the satirical fun that director Itami directs toward the Yakuza; a jibe that will someday incur their wrath in true life when he directed the film "Minbo no onna." The are many funny scenes in the film, and it is a delight to watch as Goro attempts to show Tampopo the proper way to make the ideal noodles. But the film is not just about noodles. There are many other stories taking place in the film, and director Itami knew just where to take the audience in this delightful comedy film. There are many different genres going on at once, and as one reviewer noted, the film is difficult to categorize, which is fine with me, because the film does not disappoint the viewer. One more thing too, you might want to grab yourself a bowl of noodles while you sit down and enjoy this film, I know I sure did, as this film has a way of doing that to you. This film is very highly recommended. I am not sure who the latest distributor is, but I have seen the DVDs going for as low as $12 at my local video store, and it is well worth the purchase. |
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