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   wlahearn@gmail.com to Bill Anderson   
   Re: TAMPOPO (1985 - Japanese)   
   19 Jun 22 11:52:03   
   
   From: wlah...@gmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 10:26:59 AM UTC-4, Bill Anderson wrote:   
   > wlah...@gmail.com  wrote:   
   > > On Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 6:34:42 PM UTC-4, Bill Anderson wrote:   
   > >> It's a paean to food and it's funny. The main story is about a single   
   > >> mother struggling to run a ramen noodle shop and the help she receives   
   > >> from a couple of benevolent truck drivers. Interspersed in this story   
   > >> are several unconnected vignettes, all involving food and dining. I can   
   > >> think of no other movie to compare this to, but I can say it delighted   
   > >> me like no movie has in quite a while. It's surprising, it's absurd,   
   > >> and it's a treasure. Give it a look.   
   > >>   
   > > I loved it. Might take another look. Thanks for the reminder.   
   > >   
   > I was surprised to find it among the offerings on a Delta Airlines flight.   
   > Then it occurred to me that lots of Japanese tourists fly to Hawaii too.   
      
   They sure know the way . . .   
      
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