Recently, I watched the 1985 film Tampopo directed by Juzo Itami The basic story of Tampopo is about a woman (Tampopo) who wants to make the perfect bowl of (Tokyo style) ramen and enlists the help of a truck driver (Goro) to achieve her goal. However, the story also deals with the theme of what is it to be consider a professional, and what role amateurs have in judging the work of a professional?

The film has many little vignettes all based on food. I do not recommend watching this film on an empty stomach. I did and ended up wanting to try all the food…except the raw egg.

And yes, that is Ken Watanabe when he was young.