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In Reply to: JUZO ITAMI+any fans out there?+ posted by croft on July 04, 2003 at 15:28:32:

Ian,
I have seen Tampopo a couple of times and is one of my favourite (non-Kurosawa) Japanese movies- and along with "Babbette's Feast" one of my favourite "food" movies. Tampopo is a wonderful combination of Samurai, Clint Eastwood "mysterious stranger parody, and Kung Fu Kid. Not only is it funny and great comment on film, it is so refreshingly upbeat, yet not sentimental.
This was just a wonderful look at the idea of the importnace of self-image, teamwork, and striving for improvement in art.
Memorable: The scene in which the homeless people are comparing vintage wines that they found at the bottom of bottles out behind expensive restaurants? The young Japanese ladies learning how to eat spaghetti? The gangster and girlfriend passing the raw egg? The young executive that does not deferentially order the same French meal as the Big Boss, but is the more informed connoissseur? The "noodle order memorization" scene?
Fantastic!
Cheers,
Bambi B

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Your recap was great . . . - albee33 19:36:15 07/07/03 (0)
I have rented it 3 times over the years and it led me to The Funeral, which did not come close, and Taxing Woman--which I just didn't appreciate. (Maybe I should give them another shot.)
Re: Tampopo Eat,Drink and be Merry? - croft 15:46:58 07/07/03 (0)
Hi Bambi,
Thanks for the post,
A brilliant description.
I also think that Tampopo is a work of sheer genious.
The one thing i like about Juzo itamis films is you can follow the movies plots and caracters with ease.
The plots are not to heavy and there is always a unique perspective on life in and around Tokyo.
A taxing woman is my all time favourite film and i bought it on Laserdisk and dvd.
The tax inspector and her never ending energy in capturing the elusive tax cheat was and still is a journey into a never ending world of film creativity.
Every time i watch Tampopo i get drawn in to all the different characters,Not to mention a raging hunger for noodles.???
Great post,
Ian.

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