Director: Jûzô Itami
Rebecca's Staff Pick
114 Mins / 1985 / Japan, Subtitles

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This offbeat, outrageously sexy tale, tells of an eccentric band of culinary ronin who guide the widow of a noodle shop owner on her quest for the perfect recipe. This rapturous “ramen western” is an entertaining, genre-bending adventure underpinned by a deft satire of the way social conventions distort the most natural of human urges, our appetites. The sweet and surreal Tampopo is a lavishly inclusive paean to the sensual joys of nourishment, and one of the most mouth-watering examples of food on film ever made.
 
“This wonderful and unexpectedly refreshing story made me laugh out loud! We screened it last year and lots of you missed it - here's your chance to see this extraordinary film on the big screen" - Rebecca, Electric Palace director

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