tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post2532099585224968996..comments2023-08-06T00:55:44.689-04:00Comments on Kevin's Walk: "Think about your husband and children!"Kevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post-10552532891534663162009-06-16T23:51:48.539-04:002009-06-16T23:51:48.539-04:00I used scenes from "Tampopo" in an infor...I used scenes from "Tampopo" in an informal course on Asian religions that I'd taught at my church a few years ago. Didn't show the erotic egg yolk scene, but did show the scene where the young businessman showed up his stuffy elders at a French restaurant.<br /><br />"Tampopo" was also the movie with the infamous "noodle sucking as code for blowjob" scene, long before that scandalous Korean ramyeon commercial from a couple years back.<br /><br />The "Tampopo" scene that weirded me out the most had less to do with anything about the plot and more to do with acting technique. Do you recall the suave gangster who appears throughout the film? In the end, he gets shot and delivers a long speech to his lover (the lady from the erotic egg yolk scene) about hunting wild boar, stuffing their intestines with Japanese <i>goguma,</i> and roasting them over a fire. What freaked me out was that the gangster died with his eyes open, face-up during a rainstorm. I was astonished that the actor playing the gangster was able to perform that scene without once flinching, despite the fact that raindrops were constantly smacking his eyes.<br /><br /><br />KevinKevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116478946778818081.post-6747100086414231362009-06-16T21:05:47.837-04:002009-06-16T21:05:47.837-04:00Belated comment. I saw "Tampopo" when I ...Belated comment. I saw "Tampopo" when I was young, and I remember thinking how messed up (I thought) it was. I think I understand it a little better now.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.com