Izakaya Chōji (1983)

Original title

居酒屋兆治

Directed by

Yasuo Furuhata

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 05m

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man runs a small snack bar in a port town. He serves customers from his past while dealing with his own private regrets.

melancholicslow-burnintimatereflectiveearthyquietcharacter-drivennostalgic

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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