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Detective in the Bar

HASHIMOTO Hajime

Japan2013 119min HD Color International Premiere

Synopsis

Detective along with his sidekick Takada makes his money taking on whatever dubious jobs come his way, and spends his nights carousing with his buddies in the bars at Susukino, Japan’s northernmost red-light district. One day, Masako, a drag queen who works in a pub that Detective frequents, is found beneath a pile of garbage, brutally murdered.

Diretor

HASHIMOTO Hajime

Born in 1968, he joined Toei Company in 1990 and began directing in 1997. He is famous for TV Series, Aibou(2000). His major works include Cha Cha(2008), Phone Call to the Bar(2011) and Aibou: X-Day(2013).