The Making of "Tampopo" (1986)

Jūzō Itami as Self Died 1997 · Kyoto, Japan Jūzō Itami (1933–1997) was a Japanese actor and, later, a popular modern screenwriter and film director. Many critics came to regard him as Japan's greatest director since Akira Kurosawa. His ten feat...

Nobuko Miyamoto as Self Age 81 · Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan Nobuko Miyamoto (born March 27, 1945) is a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director Jūzō Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regula...

Tsutomu Yamazaki as Self Age 89 · Matsudo, Chiba, Japan Tsutomu Yamazaki (山崎 努 Yamazaki Tsutomu) (born December 2, 1936 in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He has been nominated for seven Japanese Academy Awards, winning Best Actor a...

Ken Watanabe as Self Age 66 · Uonuma, Niigata, Japan Ken Watanabe (born October 21, 1959) is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor. To English-speaking audiences he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayash...