Tampopo

Synopsis: In this humorous paean to the joys of food, the main story is about trucker Goro who rides into town like a modern Shane to help Tampopo set up the perfect fast-food noodle restaurant. Woven into this main story are a number of smaller stories about the importance of food, ranging from a gangster who mixes hot sex with food to an old lady terrorizing a shopkeeper by compulsive squeezing of his wares. 

Starring:  Ken Watanabe, Tsutomu Yamazaki

Director:  Juzo Itami

Writer:  Juzo Itami

Released:  1986 (theater)

Rating:  NR

Country:  Japan

Language:  Japanese

AKA: Dandelion