Review of Tampopo (1985) by Matt O — 05 Jan 2008

I enjoyed this very much - kind of a zany story, but a lot of fun in a random way.

This review of Tampopo (1985) was written by Matt O on 05 Jan 2008.

Tampopo has generally received very positive reviews.

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