Izakaya Choji

[Machine Translation] The Last Samurai" is a worldwide breakthrough! The film was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Academy Awards in the U.S., and will be released on DVD for the first time in the future. The film co-stars Junko Sakurada as the wife of a single-minded tavern owner. Jun Miho plays Choji's ex-lover and mysterious daughter Sayo. The regulars who visit Izakaya "Choji" include Akio Kaneda, Kai Ato, Fujio Okamoto, Tetta Sugimoto, and the late Takuzo Kawatani, all of whom have their own unique personalities! Based on the short novel "Izakaya Choji", which was serialized in Shinchosha from 1982 and is based on an actual izakaya in Kokubunji. The film is directed by Haruhiko Mimura, who is not only a director but also a scriptwriter for a wide range of TV and film productions. The screenplay was written by Tetsuro Abe, who also wrote the "Hessho-Shigoto" series and "Saiyuki". Denkichi Fujino (Ken Watanabe) and his wife Shigeko (Junko Sakurada) run a tavern called "Choji. Every night, customers gather at their restaurant, where they laugh and fight with each other, and relax after a hard day's work. One evening, while Choji is preparing for the opening, Sayo ( Jun Miho ) appears before him. Sayo is Choji's former girlfriend, now married into the Kamiya family, an old local landowner, but she has been missing for three months. Choji is surprised and relieved. But when he takes his eyes off her for a moment, Sayo disappears... At the same time, an incident is about to happen at Izakaya "Choji"...?

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映画「ラスト・サムライ」が全世界でブレイク! 米アカデミー最優秀助演男優賞にノミネートされ、今後もハリウッド作品出演控える、渡辺謙主演の幻の作品が初DVDリリース!! 共演者には、一本気な居酒屋主人を支える妻に桜田淳子。兆治の元恋人で、謎の娘さよに美保純。居酒屋「兆治」に訪れる常連客も金田明夫、阿藤快、岡本富士夫、杉本哲太、故・川谷拓三と個性派が勢揃い! 原作は、国分寺に実在した居酒屋を題材とし、1982年から新潮社にて連載された短編小説「居酒屋兆治」。演出は、TV、映画など監督だけではなく、脚本家としても幅広く活躍している三村晴彦。脚本は「必殺仕掛人」シリーズ、「西遊記」の安部徹郎が担当している。居酒屋"兆治"を営んでいる、兆治こと藤野伝吉(渡辺謙)と、妻・茂子(桜田淳子)。彼らの店には毎夜客が集まり、笑いながら、喧嘩をしながら、一日の疲れを落としていく。ある日の夕方、開店前の仕込をしている兆治の前に、さよ(美保純)が現れる。さよは兆治のかつての恋人で、今は地元の旧家で大地主の神谷家に嫁いでいるのだが、三ヶ月前から行方不明になっていた。驚きと安堵の表情を浮かべる兆治。だが、少しの間目を離した隙に、さよは姿を消してしまう・・・。時を同じくして、居酒屋"兆治"でも、ある事件が起きようとしていた・・・?!