If you loved Phone Call to the Bar, try Violent Streets

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Phone Call to the Bar

2011 · dir. Hajime Hashimoto

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Theyboth carry the raw mood tag, and they sit in Action / Crime / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Phone Call to the Bar, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Violent Streets is

You're a retired yakuza, living quiet. But old debts call you back into the Tokyo underworld. The old ways look different now. Gosha's widescreen compositions, set to harsh percussion, linger after the credits.

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