# Tampopo

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Tampopo and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A 1985 Japanese ramen comedy by Juzo Itami that people recommend as a fun, useful introduction to Japanese food culture.

## Why people recommend it

- Teaches basic Japanese food knowledge (1 comments): "basic knowledge can be acquired from the classic "Tampopo" movie" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49133421))
- Good companion to reading about Japan (1 comments): "Watch Tampopo after reading this and it can correct for a lot." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47461368))
- Belongs on any great movie list (1 comments): "Any movie list that features Tampopo is good by me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46259603))
- Considered a hidden gem (1 comments): "Man, that is a little treasure." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49136991))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan](https://hackerapproved.com/p/odyssey.md): 50 recommend
- [Perfect Days (2023 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/perfect-days.md): 19 recommend
- [The Secret Agent (2025 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/secret-agent.md): 18 recommend
- [One Battle After Another](https://hackerapproved.com/p/one-battle-after-another.md): 17 recommend
- [The Rocky Horror Picture Show](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rocky-horror-picture-show.md): 15 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Tampopo", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tampopo/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).