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Tampopo 1985
Tampopo is one of the most absurdly wonderful films I have ever seen. A food-centric comedy referred to as the first "Ramen Western," but I think it would not do the movie justice to categorize it as just some simplistic Spaghetti Western parody or homage. Tampopo has two very specific genre-bending twists that elevate the film to something beyond what I am even capable of categorizing. For one, unlike every other cowboy movie ever made, Tampopo has no villain, no…
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