Great Scene: “Tampopo”

If you haven’t seen the 1985 Tampopo, written and directed by Jûzô Itami, do yourself a favor and check it out. Starring the great Ken Watanabe, it’s a delightful comedy.

IMDb plot summary: A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.

Here a character known as Gun reminisces about an experience from his youth, learning some secrets of ramen:

Jûzô Itami was a wonderful talent who sadly took his own life. He left behind a memorable collection of movies he wrote and directed including The Funeral, A Taxing Woman, A Taxing Woman Returns, and Tampopo.

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