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...Tampopo,” by Japanese writer-director Juzo Itami, is a meditation not only on the art of cooking and the pleasures of eating, but also on the link between food and sexuality. Throughout “Tampopo,” food itself is treated as a sort of lover. The film examines these themes in a series of vignettes that supplement the main narrative, which follows an inexperienced restaurant owner named Tampopo on her quest to master the art of making the ramen noodle...
...late evening of Jan. 20, an elderly man bicycling in Itami, a town outside Osaka, Japan, collided with a motorcyclist. After receiving first aid from the rescue workers who arrived on the scene, the 69-year-old was refused by 14 hospitals, citing a lack of doctors or resources to handle his case, as he was driven around in an ambulance. Three hours later, after he was finally admitted to one facility, the man died of hemorrhagic shock...
...Juzo Itami's film is light and fast-paced. It tells the story of a female Japanese tax auditor/collector, whose job is to sniff out the clever schemes to avoid paying Japan's high taxrate. Nobuko Miyatomo is a spunky investigator who doesn't shy away from her task which often pits her against swarms of male mobsters...
...minutes, dir. Juzo Itami...
...TAXING WOMAN. An immovable object in the shape of a greedy, tax-resisting real estate magnate meets the irresistible force of a zealous lady tax collector. Japan's Juzo Itami (Tampopo) collects our interest and offers sly dividends...