Matsuda Ryuhei is a Japanese actor who was born on May 9, 1983, in Tokyo, Japan, to a family of actors. Aged just 15, he was cast as a samurai in the 1999 hit movie “Taboo,” a role for which he won a number of domestic acting awards. He followed up with the film “Shibito no Koiwazurai” (2001), and has since gone on to star in dozens of hit movies, including “The Raid 2” (2014), “Before We Vanish” (2017), and “Beneath the Shadow” in 2020.

Matsuda Ryuhei

Takada (Matsuda Ryuhei) is the perpetually tired but loyal driver and karate-proficient companion of an unnamed hard-boiled private detective (played by Oizumi Yo) – a university dropout who has a reputation for taking up cases the police won’t touch.

One day, Takada receives a request to find a missing woman, and he and the detective agree to take the case. Their investigation leads them to a mysterious, seedy business owned by Mari Misaki (Keiko Kitagawa) – and with dark, underworld connections.

Mari Misaki and the detective have crossed paths before, but she has now become the lover of a gangland chief named Jinya Kitashiro (Lily Franky), ostensibly a local business leader. She appears to retain feelings for the detective, but is all as it seems?

Soon, gangland thugs are on the detective and Takada’s trail – while the crime-busting duo tries to get to bottom of the ever-more-unorthodox missing persons case.

This film is the third and final movie based on the “Susukino Detective” series of books by the novelist Naomi Azuma, and was the second sequel to “Phone Call to the Bar.”

“The Last Shot in the Bar” is a 2011 Japanese crime movie that was directed by Teruyuki Yoshida.

The Last Shot in the Bar

Neck-deep in their own cases, “The Detective” (Yo Oizumi) and his partner, Takada (Ryuhei Matsuda) certainly have their hands full. But when a good friend of the detective is murdered, all of their cases are put on hold. Determined to find the one responsible for his friend’s death, The Detective and Takada set out to do just that.&nbsp;

Soon after beginning his investigation, The Detective hears whispers of his late friend’s possible involvement with some very shady political figures. Following these rumors, The Detective soon uncovers a series of dark secrets which all point to one very prominent local politician. Determined to bring this criminal to justice, Takada and The Detective set out to bring him down. But they’re not the only ones interested in solving this case.

Tailed by Yumiko, a talented violinist adored by The Detective’s late friend, the mystery-solving duo soon confront this determined would-be crime fighter. Agreeing to join forces, the intrepid trio set out to bring their friend’s murderer to justice. But how can they bring down such a prominent, well-connected killer?

The exciting follow-up to the 2011 crime film, “Phone Call to the Bar”, “Detective in the Bar” is a 2013 murder mystery film directed by Hajime Hashimoto.

Detective in the Bar

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An unnamed hard-boiled private detective (played by Oizumi Yo) goes for a fateful evening out on a cold winter’s night at his favorite cocktail bar accompanied by Takada (Matsuda Ryuhei) his lazy but loyal driver and companion. After a few drinks, Takada falls asleep slumped over the bar and the phone at the bar rings.

The female caller asks to speak to the detective and asks him to complete a simple-sounding task. The detective agrees – but when he goes to carry it out, he is almost buried alive under snow by a gang of thugs. He is saved at the last moment by Takada’s quick-thinking actions.

The detective decides to take his revenge on the gang, but is interrupted by another phone call from the mysterious woman.

This once-simple job now starts to get very complex, and he soon finds himself investigating a number of baffling murder cases, one of which involves a powerful local business leader and his beautiful wife...

This film was based on the “Susukino Detective” series of books by the novelist Naomi Azuma.

“Phone Call to the Bar” is a 2011 Japanese crime movie that was directed by Hajime Hashimoto.

Phone Call to the Bar

Ready to set out on her own, Nana “Hachi” Komatsu (Aoi Miyazaki) boards a train for Tokyo. Full of all the hopes and dreams of so many other young women who have sought a new life in the big city, Hachi has no doubt life in the city will be nothing short of amazing. Finding her seat, Hachi is soon joined by Nana Osaki (Mika Nakashima), another ambitious young woman headed to Tokyo to fulfill her own set of dreams. Feeling they’re somehow connected by more than just their names, the two girls form an unlikely bond during their trip to Tokyo, but go their separate ways once they reach the city.

With hopes of starting a new life with her boyfriend, Shoji Endo (Yuta Hiraoka), Hachi has come to the city to do just that. Meanwhile, Nana hopes to break into the rock music scene, but both girls quickly realize that dreaming and doing are two entirely different things. Despite following two entirely different paths, the two young women are unexpectedly reunited while searching for a place to live. Interested in the same apartment, the two agree to share it as roommates and so begins an unexpected friendship.

Sharing their struggles and celebrating their triumphs, Hachi and Nana draw closer together, each a source of strength and encouragement as they set out to make their dreams come true. But will either of them find what they came to the city searching for?

Based on the manga of the same name by Ai Yazawa, “NANA” is a 2005 Japanese drama film directed by Kentaro Otani.

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