Choji Snack Bar (1983)
居酒屋兆治
Eiji lives a quiet life running a small Izakaya with his wife. He spends his days cooking for and serving the lively residents of his small hometown.
- Date of release
- 1983-11-12
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Yasuo Furuhata
Casting
- Ken Takakura — Eiji
- Reiko Ōhara — Sayo
- Tokiko Kato — Shigeko
- Kunie Tanaka — Iwashita
- Jūzō Itami — Kawara
- Mitsuru Hirata — Ochi
- Tonpei Hidari — Kamiya
- Hōsei Komatsu — Matsumoto
- Naomi Chiaki — Mineko
- Mako Ishino — Taka
- Hideji Ōtaki — Aiba
- Kei Satō — Yoshino
Interesting facts
Izakaya Chōji (居酒屋兆治), also known as Choji Snack Bar, is a 1983 Japanese drama film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. The film is based on a novel of the same name by Hitomi Yamaguchi, originally serialized from 1979 to 1980 and published by Shinchosha as a single volume in 1982. It stars Ken Takakura in the lead role, alongside Reiko Ohara, Tokiko Kato and Juzo Itami. Toho released the film on November 12, 1983, in Japan. The film's theme song, "Jidai okkure no sakaba" (時代おくれの酒場), was written by Tokiko Kato and performed by Takakura.
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