CJS Art of the Camera Film Series | Tampopo
1985. 114 minutes. Comedy/Western. NR. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles.
Thursday, March 12, 2020
7:30-9:30 PM
Off Campus Location
The tale of an eccentric band of culinary ronin who guide the widow of a noodle-shop owner on her quest for the perfect recipe, this rapturous “ramen western” by Japanese director Juzo Itami is an entertaining, genre-bending adventure underpinned by a deft satire of the way social conventions distort the most natural of human urges—our appetites. Interspersing the efforts of Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto) and friends to make her café a success with the erotic exploits of a gastronome gangster and glimpses of food culture both high and low, the sweet, sexy, and surreal Tampopo is a lavishly inclusive paean to the sensual joys of nourishment, and one of the most mouthwatering examples of food on film ever made.
Cinematographer: Masaki Tamura
Read more about the film, including ratings, at the IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092048/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Full series details and film trailers here: https://www.michtheater.org/cinematography/
Cinematographer: Masaki Tamura
Read more about the film, including ratings, at the IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092048/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Full series details and film trailers here: https://www.michtheater.org/cinematography/
| Building: | Off Campus Location |
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| Location: | Michigan Theater, 603 East Liberty Street |
| Cost: | Ticket prices are determined by the Michigan Theater. |
| Event Type: | Film Screening |
| Tags: | Film, Japanese Studies |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Center for Japanese Studies, International Institute, Asian Languages and Cultures |
