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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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