The bars and the night life play a very
important part in Noir. It is the place
where you would drink, meet women
and do the dirty business such as dealing
with criminality. “The urban milieu consists
of deep shadows, rushing traffic, flashing
lights, and a cast of underworld characters
such as black market gamblers, con men
and above all the femme fatale who
embodies the temptations and threat of
illicit desire” (Film Noir, 12).

Tokyo certainly doesn't hold a shortage on
bars, nightclubs, hostess clubs or any of the
above mentioned. Especially the quarters
of Roppongi, Ginza and Shinjuku where the
criminality also is higher than in most other
parts of Tokyo. It is where you meet after
work with your colleagues and take the
pressure of a hard days work by drinking
and meeting women. These areas can very
well be recognized with scenes from Noir
films. In fact a Neo Noir film such as
“Blade Runner” from 1982 and “Batman”
from 1989 is the perfect example of Noir
films that on the spot resembles Tokyo.
It's small alley ways in rough little old
areas, the skyscrapers in the more centered
parts of Tokyo, the huge monitored TV
screens all over the city with very advanced
technology and also a very futuristic look.