Tampopo (タンポポ, Tanpopo; literally "dandelion") is a 1985 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Juzo Itami, and starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kōji Yakusho, and Ken …

Tampopo: Directed by Jūzō Itami. With Ken Watanabe, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kōji Yakusho. A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling …

When it comes to capturing the sensory pleasures of food on film, it’s hard to beat Juzo Itami’s mouthwatering 1985 “ramen western” Tampopo. A mix of wicked humor and surreal eroticism, this …

At Tampopo, we strive to provide our customers with authentic Japanese culinary delights using as much as possible local materials and ingredients to prepare the dishes we serve.

Thanks to director Juzo Itami's offbeat humor and sharp satirical edge, Tampopo is a funny, sexy, affectionate celebration of food and its broad influence on Japanese culture.

In Tampopo, every aspect of life is filtered through the prism of food – its rituals of preparation and consumption, its role as a social unifier or divider, its many healthy uses and perverse abuses.

We do dine-in as well as pickup and delivery now. For over 20 years in Philly, we are serving home cooking style menus from Korea and Japan. May not be fancy or flashy. But We are trying to offer …