"Tampopo"
What food was a large part of the Japanese comedy film "Tampopo"?
Ramen
Use in motion pictures. The production and consumption of ramen was a large part of the 1985 Japanese comedy film "Tampopo" by director Juzo Itami. Two truck drivers, Goro and Gun (Tsutomu Yamazaki and Ken Watanabe), help the widowed Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto) with her failing ramen shop. Food in every aspect of life is the overarching theme, but the art of good ramen is touched upon several times throughout the film as Goro and Gun help her learn how to make the best ramen.