{"product_id":"tampopo","title":"Tampopo (The Criterion Collection) - DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nobuko Miyamoto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e The Criterion Collection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eShrink-wrapped\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Collector's Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePartNumber:\u003c\/b\u003e unknown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 25-04-2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon.ca\n\nLike seeds of a dandelion blowing in the wind, the plot of Tampopo wanders in several directions, following the lives of a quirky collection of characters. At the heart of this film is a young widow named Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto), who is struggling to make ends meet by running a noodle restaurant. Goro (Tsutomu Yamazaki), a truck driver, saves Tampopo's young son from being beaten by a group of school girls and is rewarded with a bowl of very bad ramen (noodles). Goro tells Tampopo the awful truth about her cooking and she asks for his help. Together they search for the perfect ramen recipe.\nIntersecting this part of the plot are several smaller and less well-realized stories. Koji Yakusho, who stars in Shall We Dance, appears as a sensuous gangster who would rather play with his food than eat it. Then there's the mysterious Noodle Master who lives with a group of street vagabonds and a young executive who knows how to order food from a French menu, but not how to preserve the dignity of his superiors.\nWhile the film as a whole feels somewhat disjointed, writer-director Juzo Itami manages to infuse Tampopo (which means \"dandelion\") with a sense of Japanese joie de vivre that is worth experiencing. Take notes during the \"soup scenes\" and see what you can cook up for yourself. --Luanne Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC:\u003c\/b\u003e 715515196017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 0715515196017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel:\u003c\/b\u003e 43480059\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e dvd\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47329476051203,"sku":"NI-NB4F-5W0B","price":36.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0030\/9765\/7390\/files\/71KhaAJE7sL.jpg?v=1760557857","url":"https:\/\/id-shop-ca.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/tampopo","provider":"ID Shop.ca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}