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72% Critic Match
Phone Call to the Bar
7.2 / 10• 2011• 2h 5m•NR• Japanese
ActionDramaCrime
Storyline
In the Susukino red light district of Sapporo, a private detective (Yo Oizumi) drinks alcohol with his driver Takada (Ryuhei Matsuda) in his favourite bar. There he receives a phone call from a woman who identifies herself as Kyoko Kondo. The woman asks the detective to complete a simple task. The detective, having an excellent sense for danger, thinks the work is easy and accepts the case. The next day he begins the investigation.
Cast & Crew
Yo Oizumi
The Detective
Lead
Ryuhei Matsuda
Takada
Koyuki
Saori
Toshiyuki Nishida
Toshio Kirishima
Satomi Achiwa
Yasuko Taguchi
Tamae Ando
Mineko
Yoshiki Arizono
Kohei Taguchi
Renji Ishibashi
Kyosuke Iwabuchi
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hajime Hashimoto's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Phone Call to the Bar is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
