This week’s installment in the �Cult Films! series is Juzo Itami’s Tampopo (Japan, 1985). Described, jokingly, as “The First Japanese Noodle Western.” This is the story of a struggling noodle shop owner, named Tampopo (Japanese for “Dandelion”), who asks seven famous chefs to help her create the perfect noodle recipe. Sound like The Magnificent Seven? Or maybe Seven Samurai? It should, because this film is a delicious hybrid of genres and styles, including, of course, the American Western and Japanese Samurai film. Be sure to join us (and bring your chopsticks). For more info about Juzo Itami, click here.