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title: 'Izakaya Chōji (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yasuo Furuhata'
released: '1983-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/izakaya-choji-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314216/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Izakaya Chōji (1983)

1983 · Drama · Japan

Original title: 居酒屋兆治

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yasuo Furuhata](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasuo-furuhata)

## Cast

- [Jūzō Itami](https://cinepixo.com/people/juzo-itami)
- [Reiko Ohara](https://cinepixo.com/people/reiko-ohara)
- [Ken Takakura](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-takakura)
- [Kunie Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/kunie-tanaka)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/izakaya-choji-1983
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