Starring Tsutomu Yamazaki and Nobuko Miyamoto
Written and directed by Juzo Itami
Japan 1985
115 mins
For many of us lockdown has meant a big change in eating habits - probably cooking more and certainly not eating out. As a reminder of that lost experience here is perhaps the greatest film about food ever made. Tampopo is a freewheeling, joyous celebration of the art of cooking and eating with a healthy dose of sex on the side.
Juzo Itami's movie was a huge arthouse hit in the 1980s - managing to be funny, startling, erotic and satirical as well as hunger-inducing.
So settle down with a bowl of noodles and prepare to enjoy a cinematic banquet !
