The Detective Is in the Bar (2011)

In the Susukino red light district of Sapporo, a private detective (Yo Oizumi) drinks alcohol with his driver Takada (Ryuhei Matsuda) in his favorite bar. There he receives a phone call ... See full summary »

Director:

Hajime Hashimoto

Writers:

Naomi Azuma (based on the novel by), Ryôta Kosawa (screenplay)

Stars:

Yô Ôizumi, Ryûhei Matsuda, Koyuki

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yô Ôizumi	...	The Detective
Ryûhei Matsuda	...	Takada
Koyuki	...	Saori
Toshiyuki Nishida	...	Toshio Kirishima
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Satomi Achiwa	...	Yasuko Taguchi
Tamae Andô	...	Mineko
Yoshiki Arizono	...	Kohei Taguchi
Takeshi Hijikata
Renji Ishibashi	...	Kyosuke Iwabuchi
Ryûji Katagiri	...	Kajiwara-Gumi Kumichô
Hitomi Katayama
Shion Machida	...	Kyoko Kondo
Magy
Carmen Maki	...	Maki
Yutaka Matsushige	...	Aida

Storyline

In the Susukino red light district of Sapporo, a private detective (Yo Oizumi) drinks alcohol with his driver Takada (Ryuhei Matsuda) in his favorite 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.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by The Last Shot in the Bar (2017)

User Reviews

Okay but too long

It starts out very funny and entertaining, there are charismatic characters and appealing cinematography, but the movie loses steam about halfway through. There just wasn't enough tension, action, character development or intrigue in the story to keep me captivated. It just dragged on at a very slow pace. They should have cut off half an hour too.

I've seen worse though, so I'll probably check out part 2 as well.

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

10 September 2011 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Phone Call to the Bar

Filming Locations:

Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,404,986

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amuse, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Creative Office Cue

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color