Japan Synopsis
探偵はBARにいる
In the Susukino red light district of Sapporo, a private detective (Yo Oizumi) drinks alcohol with his driver Takada (Ryuhei Matsuda) in his favourite 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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Action + Drama in Japan
444 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Phone Call to the Bar itself).
The 2010–2012 Japan Window
Phone Call to the Bar holds position #232 of 441 Japan films in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Phone Call to the Bar premiered alongside 138 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 138 other Japan films in 2011.
The 2507th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 16% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 22th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,450 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (46th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #971 of 1,714 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Hokkaido Shinbun Press, Kinoshita Komuten, TV Asahi, Toei Video Company |
| Runtime | 2h 5m |
| Release Date | September 10, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1860318 |