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Summary:

Tampopo follows the life of a young widow who runs a small noodle restaurant in Tokyo and her quest for the perfect bowl of ramen. Helping her to attain top ramen status is Goro, the truck driver who at first criticizes Tampopo's cooking ability and then helps her to master it.

Contributors:

Itami, Jūzō, 1933-1997

Tamaoki, Yasushi

Hosogoe, Seigo

Murai, Kunihiko

Yamazaki, Tsutomu, 1936-

Miyamoto, Nobuko, 1945-

Yakusho, Koji

Republic Pictures Corporation

Itami Productions, Inc.

Languages:

Japanese
English

Language Notes:

Item content: Japanese
Subtitles: English

Related Works:

Juzo Itami's Tampopo

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: Dandelion

Subjects:

Optical disks

Japanese language films

Genres:

Feature films

Feature films — Japan

Comedy films

Comedy films — Japan

Foreign language films

Performers:

Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Koji Yakusho.

Production Credits:

Director/writer, Juzo Itami ; producers, Juso Itami, Yasushi Tamaoki, Seigo Hosogoe ; music, Kunihiko Murai.

General Notes:

LaserVision [CLV]
In Japanese with English subtitles.
Videodisc release of a 1987 motion picture by Itami Productions.
Letterboxed.
Title on container: Juzo Itami's Tampopo.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 12 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

laser optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

LD 302

ISBNs:

1555265820

OCLC Numbers:

25823376