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	Encyclopedia topic: Tampopo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The publicity for the film calls it "the first 'noodle western,'" a play on the "Spaghetti Western (A low-budget Western movie produced by a European (especially an Italian) film company) s"--Western films made in Italy.
		Tampopo begins when two truck drivers, one young and one experienced, happen onto a decrepit roadside fast food stop selling ramen (additional info and facts about ramen).
		The business is not doing too well, and after getting involved in a fight, the heroes decide to help the young lady owner Tampopo to turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle soup making".
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/ta/tampopo.htm (283 words)

	'Tampopo' (NR)
		Tampopo is a willing but hopelessly inept cook, and she can't attract much of a clientele.
		Also, it seems, his criticisms of her culinary skills have struck a chord, and soon she is begging him to stay a while and help her become a real master chef, to instruct her in the path of the noodle.
		When Tampopo dreams that a visiting gang of ramen chefs from another restaurant comes to challenge her noodle-making skill, they stride down the street like gunmen out of "The Magnificent Seven." And when the time comes for Tampopo's final noodle exam, Itami films it like a shootout.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/tampoponrhinson_a0c94d.htm (1169 words)

	Tampopo
		Tampopo (タンポポ or 蒲公英) is a 1987 Japanese comedy film about two truck drivers, one young and one experienced, who happen onto a decrepit roadside fast food stop, selling noodles.
		Tampopo was directed by Juzo Itami[?] and stars Tsutomu Yamazaki[?] and Nobuko Miyamoto[?].
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ta/Tampopo.html (181 words)

	DVD : Tampopo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		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).
		Tampopo is an intelligent and subtle comedy about food and its place in Japanese culture.
		Tampopo turns them into a "noodle western", in which the brave loner helps the kind widow achieve her dreams.
	www.prep4usmle.com /6305154880/Tampopo.htm (674 words)

	j u k e d . c o m - [Tampopo] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		There may be better-prepared meals at other restaurants nearby, but Tampopo is the only place that puts me at ease, allows me to do as I please, and stay for however long I wish, without giving me a single ounce of worry or guilt.
		Tampopo no longer opens until 3 in the morning, which I found to be rather sad and unfortunate.
		Tampopo allows me to reach into my own being, my subconsciousness, and dig through all that muck for whatever it is I'm looking for.
	www.juked.com /2000/12/tampopo.asp (1693 words)

	‘Tampopo’ (NR) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The rest of the film is a delicious, hilarious platter of food-related vignettes, as well as Tampopo's efforts to reach noodle nirvana -- which involves recipe-stealing, countless kitchen maneuvers, confrontations with rival dough boilers and, at one point, a meeting with a group of gourmet hobos expert in the garbage of the best restaurants.
		Just about everything in "Tampopo" bears mentioning, from the husband who temporarily brings his dead wife back to life by ordering her to make dinner, to the pseudo-sage who imparts the Zen of soup-eating: It involves looking lovingly at the pork slices while you slurp noisily on the noodles.
		TAMPOPO (not rated) -- In Japanese with subtitles, at the Key.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/tampoponrhowe_a0b0ce.htm (373 words)

	Amazon.ca: Tampopo [IMPORT]: DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tampopo is, on the surface, the story of a young widow running a noodle shop and the truck driver who decides to help her improve her beusiness.
		Along with this is the marriage of the samurai and the cowboy in the character of Goro, and the delicate strength of Tampopo herself.
		Tampopo also is an homage film to a few genres depending on the scene.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/6305154880 (1377 words)

	DVD Talk > Reviews > Tampopo
		Tampopo whetted Americans' appetite for Japanese cuisine, especially ramen, the noodle soup which is at the film's core.
		Tampopo was the second feature directed by Juzo Itami, a former actor whose eclectic credits in that field include everything from the made-in-Spain Samuel Bronston epic 55 Days at Peking (1963) to Koji Wakamatsu's subversive The Notorious Concubines (1969) and Yoshimitsu Morita's The Family Game (1983).
		Tampopo isn't quite as good, but much like a great bowl of ramen, is highly satisfying.
	www.dvdtalk.com /reviews/read.php?ID=8663 (906 words)

	[KFCC] Tampopo Review
		A comedy through and through, "Tampopo" presents characters that are both believable, compassionate and hilarious at the same time.
		Their inclusion could come off as initially confusing to some viewers, as they have no immediate connection to the films main cast, but in the end they are the extra spices added that round out "Tampopo"s unique flavor and style.
		"Tampopo" should be watched by everyone at least once, if not for its fascinating concept then for the brilliant execution.
	www.kfccinema.com /reviews/comedy/tampopo/tampopo.html (729 words)

	Tampopo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This could be an alternative title to Tampopo, the hilarious comedy that elevates food to a new level while spoofing the famous Spaghetti Westerns.
		Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto) is a widow who runs an uneventful little noodle shop on the outskirts of Tokyo.
		Tampopo is a delightful, offbeat, colorful comedy that translates the Japanese humor easily into English.
	www.1worldfilms.com /tampopo.htm (268 words)

	Film Review: Tampopo (Written, Directed and Produced by Juzo Itami) -- ThingsAsian Article
		When an intoxicated diner insults Tampopo's artless cooking skills and lack of business acumen, Goro chivalrously intercedes on her behalf, only to wake up the following morning, bruised and battered from last night's brawl, but in the blissful care of Tampopo.
		Tampopo's nonpareil scenes of bon vivant vagabonds sitting around an open campfire, critiquing the gastronomic merits of the table scraps they've purloined from the dumpsters of gourmet restaurants, are at once both boldly hilarious and touchingly sardonic.
		Alas, the comedic genius of the ill-fated Itami was lost to the world the day he leapt to his death from the eighth floor of his office building over tabloid allegations that he was having an affair.
	www.thingsasian.com /goto_article/article.1481.html (623 words)

	:: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: Tampopo (xhtml)
		"Tampopo" is one of those utterly original movies that seems to exist in no known category.
		Then he meets Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto), a sweet young woman who has her heart in the right place, but not her noodles.
		The movie then turns into the fairly freestyle story of the efforts by Tampopo and her protector to research the perfect noodle and open the perfect noodle restaurant.
	rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19870911/REVIEWS/709110301/1023 (572 words)

	Dual Lens - Tampopo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The film’s playful attitude conveys a love for movies in general (we are clued into this with the opening scene featuring the gangster and his mistress sitting down to a movie with a full dinner), making its parodies feel more like a series of homages, albeit ones with a nod and a wink.
		Tampopo’s quest is in some ways the flipside of the characters’ quests: her desire is to provide this experience to others.
		In this way she could be taken as a stand in for director, Juzo Itami (who also wrote the script and co-produced), who seems to have a similar desire to convey a love of food and film to his audience.
	www.duallens.com /index.asp?reviewId=31203 (698 words)

	tampopo
		Into Tampopo's ramen-bar trundles trucker Goro who, Shane-like, offers to make her the finest noodle-chef in Tokyo.
		On to this loose structure, Itami grafts a plethora of comic vignettes whose sole link is their focus on food: a Zen lesson in the proper way to contemplate, caress, and devour pork noodles (actually,spagetti);how to enhance your love life with salt, lemon and cream;.....
		Yakusho's role in the film, "Tampopo" is that of a decadent hedonic gangster who treats his mistress just as if she were an object to satisfy his appetite for food.
	www.pymmik.com /tampopo.html (261 words)

	DigsMagazine.com \| laze: flick pick: TAMPOPO
		Sweet Tampopo tries hard, but, as Goro tells her quite frankly when she asks for the honest truth, her noodles are simply terrible.
		In the end, it all comes back to Tampopo, who, with the help of Goro and a ragtag team of other unlikely noodle experts – a vagabond, a chauffeur, and a contractor who’s in love with her – slowly works towards gaining confidence in herself and finding the soul in her food.
		The gusto with which the characters approach food is both hilarious in its earnestness – in one very funny scene near the beginning of the film, an old noodle master gives his eager young protégé a painstakingly detailed tutorial on the proper method for enjoying noodle soup – and admirable as well.
	www.digsmagazine.com /laze/flick_tampopo.htm (415 words)

	GreenCine \| product main - Tampopo (1986) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The sophomore directorial effort from ill-fated Japanese filmmaker Juzo Itami, Tampopo is an off-beat comedy featuring several intersecting stories all related to food.
		Tsutomu Yamazaki plays Goro, a truck driver who helps a young widow named Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto) improve her noodle restaurant.
		Tampopo was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 1988 Independent Spirit Awards.
	www.greencine.com /webCatalog?id=2380 (470 words)

	Opus - Tampopo
		But then I have to make it through a movie like "Tampopo", a movie that's as much for the palate as it is for the eyes, and I'm suddenly hungry for a good bowl of noodles.
		Set in and around the Lai Lai Noodle Shop, the movie follows a woman named Tampopo and her quest to be the greatest noodle chef in the land.
		There's the old lady who likes to squeeze fruit, the man who commands his dying wife to cook dinner for her family so they'll have one last meal together, and the couple whose enjoyment of food goes way beyond mere nutrition (if you know what I mean).
	www.opuszine.com /movies/review.html?ID=158 (488 words)

	Tampopo
		Much of the humor is particular to Japan, yet the film’s manages to cross the international noodle line with little loss of sauce.
		When Goro and his friends criticize Tampopo’s noodle art, they take up her challenge of teaching her the path to noodle nirvana.
		Tampopo is not a great bowl of DVD soup.
	www.filmsondisc.com /dvdpages/tampopo.htm (527 words)

	Tampopo - serves popular Japanese dishes. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A recent addition to the food court at Koregaon Park is Tampopo, which serves popular Japanese dishes.
		Tampopo also has a selection of Italian and Japanese "fusion" dishes on its menu, which include Spaghetti with Japanese elements.
		At the entrance of Tampopo is a red pillar gateway, which is called a "Tori" in Japanese.
	abcfarmsindia.com /tampopo.html (126 words)

	Tampopo Movie
		There is something absolutely wonderful about the idea of a group of people utterly dedicated to finding the perfect way to cook noodles.
		In her search for "her ladder" and trying to become a great noodle chef, Tampopo is at once utterly Japanese and utterly universal.
		If the best humour is that which is completely self-absorbed, because it is the most authentic, then Tampopo is the perfect comedy.
	www.movie-pages.com /movie/tampopo/6305154880 (938 words)

	Waitrose.com - Manchester: Tampopo - Waitrose Food Illustrated
		Noodle bars can feel a bit too frenetic, but friendly staff and a laid-back atmosphere make this more relaxed than most.
		Tampopo is one of a rapidly growing number of noodle bars offering a broad range of Asian dishes, served quickly, in simple surroundings, at reasonable prices.
		The Manchester branch of Tampopo (there's another in Leeds) is an airy basement with canteen-style tables and a suitably minimalist look - white walls with white art - and the open kitchen allows you a pleasing view of other people toiling (I can never get enough of that).
	www.waitrose.com /food_drink/wfi/eatingout/northernengland/0105030d.asp (389 words)

	montrealfood.com: Reviews >> Tampopo
		With a counter for up to twelve people, two tatamis and a private room for big familles, there's more than one way to wolf down your noodles without making a spectacle of yourself.
		Tampopo means "dandelion." Asphalt aesthete and inner-city athlete, the samlor will deliver to your door if you live in the vicinity.
		Sample menu: Vegetable soba, chicken tonkinoise, shrimp tonkinoise, beef or vegetarian Chinese ravioli, Thai noodles, Singapore noodles, Cantonese chow mein, Tampopo noodles, green-tea ice cream.
	www.montrealfood.com /restos/tampopo.html (137 words)

	FireBlade DVD Review: Tampopo
		This plot is structured much like a western: they fight to protect the lady and her son; Goro even wears a cowboy hat at all times (he takes it off temporarily to take a bath).
		Goro takes Tampopo’s cause in the bar, and initially does well fighting four thugs at a time, but eventually they wear him out.
		From here, Tampopo discovers that her noodles are not up to snuff, and Goro promises to help her improve her technique.
	www.hoboes.com /html/FireBlade/Movies/Tampopo.shtml (804 words)

	filmcritic.com Movie Review: Tampopo
		Tampopo is Juzo Itami's tongue-in-cheek version of an old-fashioned western, with hopeful (and amateur) restaurateur Tsutomu Yamazaki looking to create the perfect bowl of ramen for her customers.
		She finds help from a drifter in a cowboy hat, and her story is interrupted by bizarre -- and seemingly irrelevant -- subplots, like an old man who gorges on noodles and then chokes on a piece of meat; he is rescured via vacuum cleaner.
		Dizzyingly hilarious, Tampopo is the ultimate slurp-'em-up; probably the greatest (and least seen) comedy to ever come out of Japan.
	filmcritic.com /misc/emporium.nsf/84dbbfa4d710144986256c290016f76e/691b6755021e882188256cc00022e750?OpenDocument (194 words)

	Tampopo - Republic Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The salesrank for "Tampopo" on our shop is 189.
		Tampopo surprised me from the beginning in February.
		Tampopo is very cool, it is worth the money Republic Pictures wants for it.
	www.onlineshop.us.com /prod_423030303038464e5836/Tampopo.php (166 words)

	Famed Japan Film Director Itami Kills Self (Reuters) Dec. 20, 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		TOKYO (Reuters) - Famed Japanese director Juzo Itami, maker of films such as "Tampopo" and "Ososhiki" (The Funeral), died on Saturday after committing suicide, a police spokesman said.
		The spokesman told Reuters that Itami, 64, was found badly injured on a street outside his office at 6:40 p.m.
		The film is loosely based on the Japanese doomsday cult, Aum Shinrikyo, whose members are on trial for the March 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subways that left 11 people dead and thousands injured.
	vikingphoenix.com /news/archives/1997/japan/jp970043.htm (587 words)

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