In this interview, actor Nobuko Miyamoto talks about playing the title role in TAMPOPO and working with her husband, director Juzo Itami. It was recorded in 2016.
In this interview, conducted in 2016, food stylist Seiko Ogawa talks about her work on TAMPOPO.
This video essay looks at TAMPOPO’s themes of self-improvement and mastery of a craft. It was created by filmmakers Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos in 2017.
This program on TAMPOPO’s influence on food culture in Japan and abroad features interviews with ramen expert Hiroshi Oosaki and ramen chefs Ivan Orkin, Jerry Jaksich, Sam White, and Rayneil De Guzman. It was produced in 2016.