たそがれ酒場 (1955) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1955, たそがれ酒場 is a drame film directed by Tomu Uchida, running about 94 minutes.

What it’s about. Takes place in one place, a beer hall, over the course of one evening. Uchida employs this concentration of setting and time to fashion a microcosm for a group portrait of Japan. One by one, the regulars of the bar appear: the pianist who dreams of becoming a composer but has disappeared from the music world after a knifing; a stripper who had planned to be a ballet dancer; an elderly painter trying to make a living at pachinko, and who rues his art having been used for militarist propaganda during the war; a young waitress considering elopement; a colonel turned real estate broker who attempts to rouse the crowd in military song until he realizes the tune has been transformed by marchers in the street into a leftist chant. The "twilight" is more than just a time of day; here, it is a state of being, a suspension between past and present, between the camaraderie of the saloon and the harsh world outside.

Who’s in it. たそがれ酒場 stars Daisuke Katō as Kibe, Eijirō Tōno as Onizuka, Keiko Tsushima as Emy Rosa and Jun Tatara as Tetsuo Kumishima, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, たそがれ酒場 sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch たそがれ酒場 page.

If you liked it. Fans of たそがれ酒場 tend to enjoy Les Évadés, Le Parrain, La Liste de Schindler and Le Parrain, 2e partie.