Suzuki Kyoka Joins Detective in Bar Series as Mysterious Pureko
Suzuki Kyoka's casting as the detective's lost love is the film's central dramatic hinge, with producer Sudo Yasushi stating the role was written specifically for her and that the project would have been scrapped if she declined.
Reporting from 1 sources: Eiga Natalie.
Suzuki Kyoka has been cast in the latest Detective in Bar film, BYE BYE LOVE Tantei wa BAR ni Iru, playing Pureko, a woman the detective once loved. The film is directed by Shiraishi Kazuya and stars Oizumi Yo as the detective and Matsuda Ryuhei as Takada. A teaser trailer and two-sided key visual have been released. The story follows Pureko's return after 25 years with a strange request that pulls the detective into a conspiracy. The film opens December 25, 2026.
The fourth film in the Detective in Bar series, BYE BYE LOVE Tantei wa BAR ni Iru, has added Suzuki Kyoka as Pureko, the woman the detective loved in his youth. Director Shiraishi Kazuya, known for The Blood of Wolves, returns for this installment. Producer and co-writer Sudo Yasushi said the role was conceived with Suzuki in mind, telling Oizumi Yo that if she turned it down, he would write a different story. Suzuki described the part as a dream come true, having long wanted to appear as a client in a detective film. The teaser trailer shows a woman running across a snowy field, a car crash, and the detective muttering about 25 years ago. The two-sided key visual features the detective and Takada standing in falling snow, with the tagline "Goodbye, detective," and a separate image of Pureko at the bar KELLER OHATA. The film is scheduled for release on December 25, 2026.
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- Eiga Natalie 鈴木京香が「探偵はBARにいる」最新作に出演、大泉洋の“かつて愛した女性”役