Customer Reviews
Fantastic Food Film 
2008-08-29
Tampopo is one of the true classics of culinary cinema. It's all foolishness of one kind or another, but the performances are very sincere and charming and draw you into the seemingly nonsensical quest.
This secondhand DVD plays quite well, though there is one glitchy segment, fortunately brief and very fortunately not in an essential spot.
Tampopo is one of my favourite movies. 
2008-08-13
Tampopo is in my opinion a Japanese classic. It centers around the making of the perfect noodle soup, with some hilarious anecdotes with food as the centre theme.
a classic 2008-08-07
Japanese comedy in all its glorious complexity, Tampopo irreverently combines sex and food in a search for the Holy Grail: the perfect soup! I don't know one person who has not enjoyed this film. Meet the hero: a cowboy/samurai truck driver type. Meet the damsel in distress: Tampopo, a single mom trying to make her lunch bar succeed. And the bad guy? A yakusa-type bad boy wannabe who unveils his very tasteful interior decorating skills and pitches in to help the pretty widow. Then there is the unforgettable "professor", the con man, the dying mother who manages to get up from her death bed to make one last meal for her family, the dentist (and a sexy dentist assistant). They are all intertwined, inexplicitly, with a fedora-wearing gangster in search of the perfect meal.
Simply Great! 2008-08-03
For anyone interested in food or the Japaneses culture this is great.
Will whet the appetite for a great bowl of ramein and keep you laughing through every scene.
Funny, Sexy, Delicious 2008-06-24
This is a delightful punning play on the theme of a spaghetti western. The main story revolves around the tale of a threatened noodle shop and its widowed owner. A very broadly drawn cowboy rides into town in this pickup truck (complete with horns on the hood) and saves the day. Side plots include a society of homeless gastronomes, an example of mother-love gone way too far and the best use of a shrimp by a gangster in any movie ever.
The serious underside is that this is a mouth-watering depiction of the love of food and it would be a rare gourmet who didn't have to stop the dvd at least once to grab a snack.
Lynn Hoffman, author of bang BANG
Mmmmmmmmmm . . . 2008-04-29
One of my favorite movies. It alway makes me want to eat noodles. This is a good DVD transfer for the price. The last one I saw was $125.00. This copy also arrived pretty quick.
Tampopo 2008-02-20
My husband and I have seen this movie several times on the IFC channel and enjoy it immensely. I was thrilled to find the DVD. There are several version listed and this is the only one I've seen. It is a story of a women whose goal is to learn how to make to best bowl of soup ever. There is some subtle humor in this and you find yourself really rooting for the main character. It is definitely a different type of movie, but I have encountered many people over the years that rave about this movie. I wouldn't consider a cult classic, though some people do. There is overtones of discrimination as she is a woman and is trying to do a man's job. I love the trials and tribulations she goes through to perfect her craft. This is an entertaining movie and makes me laugh ever time.
Tampopo 2008-01-18
I still havnt received Tampopo
................................... and im longing for it One of the moovies I never forget.
If you love to eat 2008-01-12
In my opinion there is no movie that writes with more passion about food. The main story is about a woman trying to upgrade her mediocre noodle restaurant to the best noodle place in town. In her quest to find out about the perfect noodle soup she teams up with a variety of characters, one even more colorful than the next.
Throughout the movie also run a bunch of other food-related stories. Especially the side tale about a Yakuza mobster and his mistress is beautiful and unforgettable with scenes of pure art.
Overall the movie is great fun and full with love for food and life in general. This should be watched by all of you who have a passion.
Excellent movie, excellent version 2007-11-26
American "Tampopo" seekers, search no more. This is an excellent version--no quality problems at all. Enjoy!
