{"product_id":"tampopo-criterion-collection-dvd","title":"Tampopo (Criterion Collection) (DVD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTampopo (Criterion Collection)\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. Interspersing the efforts of Tampopo (Nobuko Miyamoto) and friends to make her café a success with the erotic exploits of a gastronome gangster and glimpses of food culture both high and low, the sweet, sexy, and surreal Tampopo is a lavishly inclusive paean to the sensual joys of nourishment, and one of the most mouthwatering examples of food on film ever made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDVD FEATURES:\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Making of “Tampopo,” a ninety-minute documentary from 1986, narrated by director Juzo Itami\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with actor Nobuko Miyamoto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interviews with ramen scholar Hiroshi Osaki; food stylist Seiko Ogawa; and American chefs Sam White, Rayneil De Guzman, Jerry Jaksich, and others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRubber Band Pistol, Itami’s 1962 debut short film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew video essay by Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos on the film’s themes of self-improvement and mastery of a craft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: An essay by food and culture writer Willy Blackmore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49072553034002,"sku":"715515196017","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/3144049.jpg?v=1715275540","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tampopo-criterion-collection-dvd","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}