Japan House Movie Night - Tampopo

2000 South Lincoln Avenue,Urbana IL 61802

12 December, 2021

Description

Celebrate the end of another semester with your classmates at a special movie night at Japan House! Tampopo, a comedy from 1985, was written and directed by Juzo Itami. In this “ramen western”, 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. Creating the perfect bowl of ramen takes center stage and actually inspired ramen houses to pop-up all over Japan in the early 90’s. Ramen is not viewed as cheap and easy food anymore as Japanese restaurants have really made the dish their own since being introduced to it. Ramen is now clearly an international dish with multi-country followers. The ramen was not only carried forward by the Japanese, but its influence expanded to the whole world. Students will enjoy a cup ramen and snacks during the film. Runtime is 1h 54m. All students will be asked to remove their shoes and are required to show their building access status upon entering Japan House via the Safer Illinois App. In addition, all university students, faculty, staff and visitors must wear a face covering in university spaces indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Japan House is a teaching facility within the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, which focuses on teaching traditional Japanese arts, such as the tea ceremony. It is the mission of Japan House to bring about cultural understanding, to offer exposure to new perspectives and, ultimately, to give a necessary refuge for all to embrace tranquility in an immersive and experiential environment.