Choji Snack Bar (居酒屋兆治) 41 years old

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.

Credits

Choji Snack Bar Cast

Name Character
Ken Takakura He was 52, 83 years old when he died as Eiji
Kei Sato He was 54, 81 years old when he died as Yoshino
Tonpei Hidari He was 46, 80 years old when he died as Kamiya
Kunie Tanaka He was 50, now 92 years old as Iwashita
Reiko Ohara She was 36, 62 years old when she died as Sayo
Juzo Itami He was 50, 64 years old when he died as Kawara
Hatsuo Yamaya He was 49, 85 years old when he died as Arita
Ryō Ikebe He was 65, 92 years old when he died
Kaoru Mizuki She was 24, now 65 years old
Eijirō Tōno He was 76, 87 years old when he died
Mitsuru Hirata He was 30, now 71 years old as Ochi
Sabu Kawahara He was 37, now 78 years old as Kotera
Nenji Kobayashi He was 40, now 81 years old as Kozeki
Tokiko Kato She was 39, now 80 years old as Shigeko
Hiroko Isayama She was 31, now 72 years old
Mako Ishino She was 22, now 63 years old as Taka
Hideji Ohtaki as Aiba
Hôsei Komatsu He was 59, 78 years old when he died as Matsumoto
Aki Takejo
Haruomi Hosono He was 36, now 77 years old as Sano
Noboru Mitani He was 51, now 92 years old as Nakamura

Choji Snack Bar Crew

Name Department
Akira Suzuki as Editor. He was 53 (83) years old when He died Editing
Yasuo Furuhata as Director. He was 49 (84) years old when He died Directing
Daisaku Kimura as Director of Photography. He was 44 (now 85) years old Camera
Yasuko Ôno as Screenplay. Writing
Takayuki Inoue as Original Music Composer. He was 42 (77) years old when He died Sound
Hitomi Yamaguchi as Original Story. He was 60 (71) years old when He died Writing
Choji Snack Bar poster
Choji Snack Bar (41 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, November 12, 1983
  • Runtime: 125 minutes