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
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