Nightmare Detective (2006)

Original title

悪夢探偵

Directed by

Shinya Tsukamoto

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, horror film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

18

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 82 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman who can enter other people's dreams teams up with a detective to stop a killer who murders his victims through their nightmares. The villain uses psychic powers to invade the sleeping minds of his targets.

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What happens

Nightmare Detective (悪夢探偵, Akumu Tantei) is a 2006 Japanese horror film directed by Shinya Tsukamoto and released by Movie-Eye Entertainment Inc, starring Ryuhei Matsuda and Hitomi. Masanobu Andō and Ren Osugi play supporting roles, and Tsukamoto himself plays the unnamed villain. The film is shot entirely within Adachi, Tokyo. Nightmare Detective 2 was released in 2008. Matsuda returns in the lead role of Kagenuma. Hitomi declined to reprise her role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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