Choji Snack Bar

Choji Snack Bar

125 mins | Drama | Nov. 12, 1983

Eiji, also known as Choji, quits the shipyard to start Izakaya [Snack Bar] Choji with his wife Shigeko on the outskirts of Hakodate. Eiji once had a girlfriend by the name of Sayo, but she is supposed to be happily married to a pasture owner in the countryside. Then, suddenly one day Sayo shows up at Choji before opening. Sayo is still in love with Eiji. The story expressively portrays the lives of random Choji customers and the daily interaction between Eiji and Shigeko, while also focusing on the feelings between Eiji and his past girlfriend Sayo.

Choji Snack Bar

125 mins | Drama | Nov. 12, 1983

Choji Snack Bar
Eiji, also known as Choji, quits the shipyard to start Izakaya [Snack Bar] Choji with his wife Shigeko on the outskirts of Hakodate. Eiji once had a girlfriend by the name of Sayo, but she is supposed to be happily married to a pasture owner in the countryside. Then, suddenly one day Sayo shows up at Choji before opening. Sayo is still in love with Eiji. The story expressively portrays the lives of random Choji customers and the daily interaction between Eiji and Shigeko, while also focusing on the feelings between Eiji and his past girlfriend Sayo.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Toho Company, Ltd.
Original title 居酒屋兆治
Directors Yasuo Furuhata
Writers Hitomi Yamaguchi, Yasuko Ôno

Cast

Ken Takakura

as Eiji

Reiko Ōhara

as Sayo

Tokiko Katô

as Shigeko

Kunie Tanaka

as Iwashita

Juzo Itami

as Kawara

Mitsuru Hirata

as Ochi

Tonpei Hidari

as Kamiya

Hōsei Komatsu

as Matsumoto

Naomi Chiaki

as Mineko

Mako Ishino

as Taka

Hideji Ohtaki

as Aiba

Kei Satō

as Yoshino

Nenji Kobayashi

as Kozeki

Eiji Misato

as Inoue

Haruomi Hosono

as Sano

Hatsuo Yamaya

as Arita

Noboru Mitani

as Nakamura

Sabu Kawahara

as Kotera

Ryō Ikebe

as Horie

Yudai Ishiyama

as Sawai