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Summary:

"The tale of an eccentric band of culinary ronin who guide the widow of a noodle shop owner on her quest for the perfect recipe"--Container.

Table of Contents:

• disc 1. [Feature film]
• disc 2. [Special features].

Contributors:

Itami, Jūzō, 1933-1997 , film director, screenwriter

Tamaoki, Yasushi , film producer

Hosogoe, Seigo , film producer

Tamura, Masaki, 1939-2018 , director of photography

Murai, Kunihiko , composer

Suzuki, Akira, 1928-2014 , editor of moving image work

Yamazaki, Tsutomu, 1936- , actor

Miyamoto, Nobuko, 1945- , actor

Yakusho, Kōji , actor

Watanabe, Ken, 1959- , actor

Itami Purodakushon , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Nyū Senchurī Purodyūsāzu , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Criterion Collection (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

Japanese
English

Language Notes:

In Japanese with optional subtitles in English.

Included Works:

Tanpopo (Motion picture)

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 868

Alternate Titles:

Title from English subtitles: Dandelion
Also known as: Tanpopo

Subjects:

Restaurant management — Japan — Tokyo — Drama

Noodles — Japan — Drama

Truck drivers — Japan — Drama

Man-woman relationships — Drama

Restaurant management

Noodles

Truck drivers

Man-woman relationships

Japan — Tokyo

Japan

Genres:

Motion pictures

Comedy films

Feature films

Fiction films

Feature films — Japan

Foreign language films — Japanese

Drama

System Details:

DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.

Performers:

Cast: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Koji Yakusho, Ken Watanabe, Rikiya Yasuoka, Hideji Ōtaki, Masahiko Tsugawa, Ryūtarō Ōtomo, Mariko Okada, Yoshi Katō.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Masaki Tamura ; editor, Akira Suzuki ; music, Kunihiko Murai.

General Notes:

Title from title frame.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.
New 4K digital restoration.
Bonus features: The making of "Tampopo," a ninety-minute documentary from 1986, narrated by director Juso Itami ; new interview with actor Nobuko Miyamoto ; new interviews with ramen scholar Hiroshi Osaki ; food stylist Seiko Ogawa ; and American chefts Sam White Rayneil de Guzman, Jerry Jaksich, and Anthony Bourdain ; Rubber band pistol, Itami's 1962 debut short film ; new video essay by Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos on the film's themes of self-improvement and mastery of a craft ; trailer ; essay by food and culture writer Willy Blackmore.

Audience:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (114 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet.

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; stamping

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; Dolby Digital

Film Characteristics:

1.85:1; wide screen

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

TAM 1985 DVD

ISBNs:

9781681432861
1681432862

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515196017
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection: CC2749DDVD

OCLC Numbers:

975287279