Phone Call to the Bar (2011)

Phone Call to the Bar is a Japanese movie directed by Hajime Hashimoto and based on a novel by Naomi Azuma. It was released by Toei in Japan on September 10, 2011.

Movie info

Original title: 探偵はBARにいる
Transliterated title: Tantei wa Bar ni Iru
Release date: September 10, 2011

Plot

The film stars Yo Oizumi as a private investigator who runs his business out of a bar in Susukino, the red light district in Sapporo. One day, he receives a phone call in the bar from a woman referring to herself as “Kyoko Kondo”. His instincts tell him her job will be dangerous, and his instincts are usually right. The next day starts badly as he finds himself tied up, buried in snow, and almost killed.

When “Kyoko Kondo” next contacts the P.I., he reluctantly takes her call—if only to plan his revenge. Along with his partner, Takada (Ryuhei Matsuda), he winds up in the middle of an investigation involving four murders, a beautiful woman named Saori (Koyuki), and a prominent business man (Toshiyuki Nishida).

Featured Cast

Actor		Role
	Yo Oizumi
	Ryuhei Matsuda
	Koyuki
	Toshiyuki Nishida
	Satomi Achiwa
	Tamae Ando
	Yoshiki Arizono
	Renji Ishibashi
	Ryuji Katagiri
	Shion Machida
	Magy
	Carmen Maki
	Yutaka Matsushige
	Yasukaze Motomiya
	Ikuji Nakamura
	Kazuki Namioka
	Shuhei Nomura
	Hideo Sakaki
	Mayumi Shintani
	Tomorowo Taguchi
	Masanobu Takashima
	Keiko Takeshita
	Yuriko Yoshitaka

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