Chôei Takahashi was born on 29 November 1942 in Kanagawa, Japan. He is an actor, known for Tampopo (1985), Shinjuku Bred (1969) and Ôgon Batto ga yattekuru (1972).
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.
