Dandelion (1985)

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Genre Comedy
AKA Tampopo
Director Juzo Itami
Theatrical Release May 22nd, 1987
US DVD Release November 24th, 1998
Country Japan

Juzo Itami’s quirky comedy Dandelion (1985)--distributed internationally as Tampopo--became an instant hit on the arthouse circuit, scooping up numerous film awards and birthing a brand new genre: the noodle western. The film chronicles a truck driver’s (Tsutomu Yamazaki) quest to help the beautiful widow Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto) make the best bowl of ramen noodles in town. Itami uses his conceit as a springboard … Become a Mr Skin Member and get the full review