Tampopo (1985)

Summary: A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.

Genre: Comedy

Director: Jûzô Itami

Writer: Jûzô Itami

Runtime: 1 h 54 min

MPAA: Not Rated

Production: Itami Productions, New Century Productions

Distributor: New Yorker Films, Republic Pictures Home Video, Fox Lorber Home Video, Janus Films, The Criterion Channel, The Criterion Collection

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

Domestic: $ 224,097

International: $ 223,247

68 - Rotten Tomatoes
111 votes

Jack Goes Boating (2010)

Summary: A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship, and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples.

Release Date: December 29, 2010

Genres: Drama, Romance

Director: Philip Seymour Hoffman

Writer: Robert Glaudini

Runtime: 1 h 31 min

MPAA: PG

Production: Big Beach Films, Cooper's Town Productions, Labyrinth Theater Company, Olfactory Productions

Distributor: Overture Films, Relativity Media, Anchor Bay Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Domestic: $ 541,992

International: $ 259,214

0 - Rotten Tomatoes

A Tale of Samurai Cooking: A True Love Story (2013)

Summary: During the Edo Period of Japan, an excellent cook marries the heir to a renowned cooking family. However, her husband is a terrible chef. With the help of her new mother-in-law, she begins to teach him the ways of the culinary arts.

Release Date: December 14, 2013

Genres: Drama, History

Director: Yûzô Asahara