Review of Tampopo (1985) by Christopher R — 28 May 2008

One of THE best movies I have ever seen. Yakusho Koji is great in this.

This review of Tampopo (1985) was written by Christopher R on 28 May 2008.

Tampopo has generally received very positive reviews.

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