--- product_id: 39508264 title: "Tampopo" price: "₨15631" currency: LKR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.lk/products/39508264-tampopo store_origin: LK region: Sri Lanka --- # Tampopo **Price:** ₨15631 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Tampopo - **How much does it cost?** ₨15631 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.lk](https://www.desertcart.lk/products/39508264-tampopo) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description "Tampopo" is a celebration of the role of food in Japanese culture. Acclaimed director Juzo Imati's ("The Funeral," "A Taxing Woman") hit satire was dubbed the first "noodle western" or "ramen western" for its delightful parody of American Spaghetti Westerns and Japanese Samurai films. "Tampopo" follows a young widow (Nobuko Miyamoto) who runs a small noodle restaurant in Tokyo, and Goro (Tsutomu Yamazaki), a cowboy hat-wearing truck driver, as they attempt to devise the perfect bowl of top ramen. Don't miss the young Ken Watanabe ("The Last Samurai," "Inception") appearing in an early role as Goro's sidekick, Gun. Review: Great release of a great movie - This is a phenomenal movie if you haven't seen it - very funny and iconic. It's the kind of movie you remember for a while after watching and chuckle to yourself about the funny scenes. This is also a great release - criterion always gets you the best audio and visual fidelity as well as great accompaniments in the package with random things relating to the movie. I love it Review: Quirky, good movie from Japan - This is one of those quirky movies that it seems only the Japanese can make. The film publicity calls it the first ramen western, riffing on the term spaghetti western, and is true to that for if you watch there are many western tropes, from the hat the 'hero' wears to the atmosphere, and, most amusingly, the last scene. The main story is how a truck driving drifter and his buddy (Ken Watanabe in an early role), for reasons never really explained, become involved with the widowed proprietress of a noodle shop, a really bad noodle shop. This principal story is essentially a Cinderella story and is sweet to watch. There are several vignettes along the way that have nothing to do with the principal story, all one-shot episodes 3-5 minutes but all focused somehow on food. There is one repeating vignette starring Koji Yakusho, who is described as an elegant gangster in a white suit and hat. He is most often with his girlfriend, the episodes are almost pornographic (so young children may need thier eyes covered, ) yet they also are moving in their way. The actors are fun to watch, not only for the generally good acting but also because of who they are; Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho, Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Toshiya Fujita - think Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, a young Brad Pitt, Martin Scorsese, Robert DeNiro all doing a low budget film basically for the hell of it. The movie is a paen to food and to eating. It's funny, heart warming and occasionally tear-inducing. Just remember when watching that these people are not American and that as such they don't have American sensibilities and reactions. But this is well worth watching. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | 6305154880 | | Actors | Miyamoto, Wata, Yakusho, Yamazaki | | Aspect Ratio | 1.85:1 | | Best Sellers Rank | #60,851 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #39,965 in DVD | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (983) | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Language | Japanese (Dolby Digital 1.0) | | MPAA rating | NR (Not Rated) | | Media Format | Color, NTSC, Widescreen | | Product Dimensions | 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.88 ounces | | Release date | July 5, 2000 | | Studio | Fox Lorber | | Subtitles: | English | ## Product Details - **Contributor:** Miyamoto, Wata, Yakusho, Yamazaki - **Format:** Color, NTSC, Widescreen - **Language:** Japanese - **Manufacturer:** Fox Lorber - **UPC:** 720917504520 ## Images ![Tampopo - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/514EJG9HDSL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great release of a great movie *by D***Z on December 4, 2025* This is a phenomenal movie if you haven't seen it - very funny and iconic. It's the kind of movie you remember for a while after watching and chuckle to yourself about the funny scenes. This is also a great release - criterion always gets you the best audio and visual fidelity as well as great accompaniments in the package with random things relating to the movie. I love it ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quirky, good movie from Japan *by K***R on September 7, 2014* This is one of those quirky movies that it seems only the Japanese can make. The film publicity calls it the first ramen western, riffing on the term spaghetti western, and is true to that for if you watch there are many western tropes, from the hat the 'hero' wears to the atmosphere, and, most amusingly, the last scene. The main story is how a truck driving drifter and his buddy (Ken Watanabe in an early role), for reasons never really explained, become involved with the widowed proprietress of a noodle shop, a really bad noodle shop. This principal story is essentially a Cinderella story and is sweet to watch. There are several vignettes along the way that have nothing to do with the principal story, all one-shot episodes 3-5 minutes but all focused somehow on food. There is one repeating vignette starring Koji Yakusho, who is described as an elegant gangster in a white suit and hat. He is most often with his girlfriend, the episodes are almost pornographic (so young children may need thier eyes covered, ) yet they also are moving in their way. The actors are fun to watch, not only for the generally good acting but also because of who they are; Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho, Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Toshiya Fujita - think Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, a young Brad Pitt, Martin Scorsese, Robert DeNiro all doing a low budget film basically for the hell of it. The movie is a paen to food and to eating. It's funny, heart warming and occasionally tear-inducing. Just remember when watching that these people are not American and that as such they don't have American sensibilities and reactions. But this is well worth watching. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Besides being a delicious comedy it is a great commentary on Japanese culture *by M***S on January 30, 2016* I first saw this film in a theater when I was in college then bought it on VHS. When I found it on DVD via Australia I had to buy it. Besides being a delicious comedy it is a great commentary on Japanese culture. If you want a linear tale this movie is not for you as it cuts between being a movie of a movie being shown (a ramen, not spaghetti western), the people watching the movie, and the previously mentioned commentary on Japanese culture and yet it is coherent, this is the magic of Juzo Itami. It plays better on larger and newer (hd) televisions, almost like watching it in a theater again, which is important since it is supposed to be like you are in the theater with the Japanese audience watching the movie that is within the movie. All of the experience seems better than watching it on a smaller, older television from a VCR. Yes there is a movie about a dandelion (tampopo) and ramen, you might even say it is a ramen jedi story as the traveling truckers do save the widow and her ramen restaurant from the bad guys and teach the widow and her son to stand on their own two feet and how to cook ramen just right. There is also the analysis, even the over analysis, of all things noodle and how the Japanese pride themselves in being more civilized with the noodle. But it is also the story of our movie watchers, the fated lovers (spoiler alert) who are at their last movie together. Unluckily Itami committed suicide so there are only a limited number of his movies and this is probably the best for westerners to be introduced to them. Once you watch this movie you will probably want to check his others like "A Taxing Woman" or "The Funeral". He definitely had a sense of humor and was intelligent. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.lk/products/39508264-tampopo](https://www.desertcart.lk/products/39508264-tampopo) --- *Product available on Desertcart Sri Lanka* *Store origin: LK* *Last updated: 2026-05-12*