Tampopo (1985)

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.

Genres: Comedy

What to watch after Tampopo

• Good Morning (1959)
• Red Beard (1965) — Same subject: small town
• Sanjuro (1962)
• Memories of Matsuko (2006)
• Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) — Same subject: food, gastronomia
• The Taste of Tea (2004)