Director
Jûzô Itami
DIRECTOR
Stars (in credits order)
Ken Watanabe
Gun
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Gorô
Nobuko Miyamoto
Tampopo
Kôji Yakusho
Gangster in the White Suit
Rikiya Yasuoka
Pisuken
Kinzô Sakura
Shôhei
Yoshi Katô
Master of ramen making
Hideji Ôtaki
Rich Old Man
Fukumi Kuroda
Gangster's Mistress
Setsuko Shinoi
Rich old man's mistress
Yoriko Dôguchi
Girl Oyster-fisher
Masahiko Tsugawa
Supermarket manager
Chôei Takahashi
Company executives
Akio Tanaka
Yoshihei Saga
Toshimune Kato
Office junior
Isao Hashizume
Waiter
Mario Abe
Ramen stand owner
Hitoshi Takagi
Ramen shop owner in Chinatown
Izumi Hara
Old lady who pinches everything
Narutoshi Hayashi
Con man being conned
Hisashi Igawa
Man who runs to see dying wife
Kensô Katô
Young Employee
Yoshihiro Katô
Gangster in white suit's henchman
Nobuo Nakamura
Intended victim of con man
Mariko Okada
Teacher of etiquette
Ei Takami
Tall and Slender Homeless
Ryûtarô Ôtomo
Master of ramen eating
Gilyak Amagasaki
Long-faced beggar(uncredited)
Tadao Futami
Old man next door to ramen shop(uncredited)
Mampei Ikeuchi
Tabo, Tampopo's Son(uncredited)
Akira Kubo
Rude owner of competing ramen shop(uncredited)
Akiko Matsumoto
Woman eating snacks before movie(uncredited)
Kazuyo Mita
Dying wife(uncredited)
Kunihiko Murai
Man eating snacks before movie(uncredited)
Saburô Satoki
Owner of efficient ramen shop(uncredited)
Noboru Satô
Beggar(uncredited)
Kôji Sekiyama
Designer(uncredited)