If you loved Detective in the Bar, try Phone Call to the Bar

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Detective in the Bar

2013 · dir. Hajime Hashimoto

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Both films are directed by Hajime Hashimoto, and they both carry the foreign gem, neon soaked, raw mood tags, and they sit in Action / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Detective in the Bar, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Phone Call to the Bar is

You're a Sapporo gumshoe, drinking away the blues. Then a call comes: a woman needs a small favor done. But something feels off, though the job looks easy. The detective trusts his gut. Hashimoto's picture keeps the camera close, cutting through neon glare and Hokkaido chill. What remains is a portrait of hard men doing right.

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