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Seigo Hosogoe is known for Tampopo (1985), Girl Boss Mafia: Disgrace (1980) and The Funeral (1984).
- Producer
- Seigo Hosogoe
Tampopo (タンポポ, Tanpopo, literally "dandelion") is a 1985 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Juzo Itami, and starring Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kōji Yakusho, and Ken Watanabe. The publicity for the film calls it the first "ramen Western", a play on the term spaghetti Western. Plot.
Dec 31, 2014 · 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.
- 115 min
Hilarious Japanese comedy about two truckdrivers, Goro (a noodle connoisseur) and Gun, who stop at a non-de-script noodle restaurant where they encounter its proprietor, Tampopo, and her bullying admirer Pisken. Goro is beaten up by Pisken and his associates and he awakens on the floor of Tampopo’s restaurant.
Producers: Seigo Hosogoe, Juzo Itami, Yasushi Tamaoki. The ultimate cinematic feast!
Seigo Hosogoe is known as an Producer and Executive Producer. Some of their work includes Tampopo, A Taxing Woman, The Funeral, Sweet Home, Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion, A Taxing Woman's Return, Tales of a Golden Geisha, and Skin of Roses.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES. New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. The Making of “Tampopo,” a ninety-minute documentary from 1986, narrated by director Juzo Itami. New interview with actor Nobuko Miyamoto. New interview with food stylist Seiko Ogawa.
