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Choji Snack Bar (1983)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 5M

Director : Yasuo Furuhata
Writer : Yasuko Ôno

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Ken Takakura
Ken Takakura
Eiji
Reiko Ôhara
Reiko Ôhara
Sayo
Tokiko Katô
Tokiko Katô
Shigeko
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka
Iwashita
Juzo Itami
Juzo Itami
Kawara
Mitsuru Hirata
Mitsuru Hirata
Ochi
Tonpei Hidari
Tonpei Hidari
Kamiya
Hōsei Komatsu
Hōsei Komatsu
Matsumoto
Naomi Chiaki
Naomi Chiaki
Mineko
Mako Ishino
Mako Ishino
Taka
Hideji Ohtaki
Hideji Ohtaki
Aiba
Kei Satō
Kei Satō
Yoshino
Nenji Kobayashi
Nenji Kobayashi
Kozeki
Eiji Misato
Eiji Misato
Inoue
Haruomi Hosono
Haruomi Hosono
Sano
Hiroko Isayama
Hiroko Isayama
Aki Takejo
Aki Takejo
Hatsuo Yamaya
Hatsuo Yamaya
Arita
Noboru Mitani
Noboru Mitani
Nakamura
Sabu Kawahara
Sabu Kawahara
Kotera
Shûtarô Sano
Shûtarô Sano
Kaoru Mizuki
Kaoru Mizuki
Ryôko Tateishi
Ryôko Tateishi
Mayumi Katayama
Mayumi Katayama
Nahoe Taki
Nahoe Taki
Utako Nakajima
Utako Nakajima
Hitomi Yoshii
Hitomi Yoshii
Osamu Shigematsu
Osamu Shigematsu
Tokie Kanda
Tokie Kanda
Takuji Aoki
Takuji Aoki
Yukari Ôsawa
Yukari Ôsawa
Susumu Ôtani
Susumu Ôtani
Kazuyo Ichimaru
Kazuyo Ichimaru
Kaoru Yokobe
Kaoru Yokobe
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Ryō Ikebe
Ryō Ikebe
Horie
Yudai Ishiyama
Yudai Ishiyama
Sawai

Crews

Yasuo Furuhata
Yasuo Furuhata
Director
Yasuko Ôno
Yasuko Ôno
Screenplay
Hitomi Yamaguchi
Hitomi Yamaguchi
Original Story
Akira Suzuki
Akira Suzuki
Editor
Daisaku Kimura
Daisaku Kimura
Director of Photography
Takayuki Inoue
Takayuki Inoue
Original Music Composer
Kenichi Benitani
Kenichi Benitani
Sound Recordist
Yoshirô Muraki
Yoshirô Muraki
Art Direction

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