Detective in the Bar

Three decades of jazz standards couldn’t mute the truth forever. After a friend’s unsolved murder throws a whiskey-sour light on city hall backroom deals, a shamus finds an old flame leading him to the same neon-soaked trail. Someone finally booked that reservation at the bottom of the river.

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Hajime Hashimoto directed Detective in the Bar in 2013. See Hajime Hashimoto's full filmography, where to start with Hajime Hashimoto, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hajime Hashimoto.

Detective in the Bar was released in 2013 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 119 minutes.