Tampopo (1985)

Name: Tampopo
Released: 1985-11-23
Duration: 115 min

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Director: Jūzō Itami
Runtime: 115 minutes
Original release date: 1985-11-23 (TMDB; may differ from the UK release)
Original title: タンポポ

In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.

London screenings

All dates and times are in London time. These listings reflect the programme update below.

5 January 2027 at 15:10 · Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BY, UK · Tampopo · standard · Book with the cinema
23 January 2027 at 20:30 · Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BY, UK · Tampopo · standard · Book with the cinema