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Izakaya Chōji

1992 · 1 season

A quiet, warm slice of everyday life, lingering over small joys and sorrows with gentle, unhurried patience.

Created by
Haruhiko Mimura
Genres
Drama
Overview
The special drama depicts the sad and joyful life of a single-minded izakaya owner in a small yakitori restaurant.

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Created by
Haruhiko Mimura
Genres
Drama
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • work
    • friendship
    Places
    • small town
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Haruhiko Mimura
    Written by
    Tetsurô Abe
    Starring
    Ken Watanabe, Junko Sakurada, Jun Miho, Takuzō Kawatani, Eiko Nagashima, Kai Ato, Yasunori Danta, Hairi Katagiri
    Length
    1 seasons, 1 episodes, 110 min each
    Network
    Fuji TV
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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