Old gentleman: First comtemplate the ramen. Carefully observe the entire bowl while savoring the aroma. The jewels of fat twinkling on the surface, the men shoots glistening with fat, the nori darkening with moisture, the scallions floating on top. Above all, the stars of the show: three sl...
Juzo Itami’s rapturous “ramen western” returns to U.S. screens for the first time in decades, in a new 4K restoration. The tale of an enigmatic band of ramen ronin who guide the widow of a noodle shop owner on her quest for the perfect recipe, Tampopo serves up a savory broth of...
Much is made about how to both make ramen properly and how to consume it for maximum pleasure; Tampopo is a film that celebrates creation and consumption in equal measure, showing them to be flip sides of the same coin (Itami does the same with film viewing, as well, opening the movie ...