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Nightmare Detective (2006)

Nightmare Detective (2006)
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Visionary Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto (Tetsuo: The Iron Man) returns to the helm with this bleak tale of a supernaturally gifted serial killer with the power to enter his victim's dreams, and the mysterious "Nightmare Detective" who provides the only hope of loosening the maniac's murderous grip on dreamland. Detective Keiko Kirishima (Hitomi) was an academic criminologist whose interest in detective work soon found her gravitating into homicide fieldwork. Upon being assigned to investigate a recent rash of suicides in which the victims seem to have slashed themselves to death while sleeping, Keiko observes a strange connecting factor -- each victim's phone displays "0" as the last number dialed before their grisly demise. Encouraged by her superiors to view the case from a paranormal perspective, Keiko soon learns of a man named Kyoichi Kagenuma (Ryuhei Matsuda), who is said to be able to enter the dreams of others while analyzing the thoughts of his slumbering subjects. Despite his initial reluctance to get involved in the case, Kyoichi soon finds his resolve put to the ultimate test when the desperate Keiko dials "0" in a suicidal, last-ditch effort to capture the elusive killer. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Ryuhei MatsudaReiko Hitomi, (more)
Director(s):
Shinya Tsukamoto
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Nightmare Detective

Visionary Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto (Tetsuo: The Iron Man) returns to the helm with this bleak tale of a supernaturally gifted serial killer with the power to enter his victim's dreams, and the mysterious "Nightmare Detective" who provides the only hope of loosening the maniac's murderous grip on dreamland. Detective Keiko Kirishima (Hitomi) was an academic criminologist whose interest in detective work soon found her gravitating into homicide fieldwork. Upon being assigned to investigate a recent rash of suicides in which the victims seem to have slashed themselves to death while sleeping, Keiko observes a strange connecting factor -- each victim's phone displays "0" as the last number dialed before their grisly demise. Encouraged by her superiors to view the case from a paranormal perspective, Keiko soon learns of a man named Kyoichi Kagenuma (Ryuhei Matsuda), who is said to be able to enter the dreams of others while analyzing the thoughts of his slumbering subjects. Despite his initial reluctance to get involved in the case, Kyoichi soon finds his resolve put to the ultimate test when the desperate Keiko dials "0" in a suicidal, last-ditch effort to capture the elusive killer. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
106 mins

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Director(s):
Shinya Tsukamoto
Writer(s):
Shinya Tsukamoto
Producer(s):
Shin-Ichi KawaharaYumiko TakebeShinya Tsukamoto
Categories:
Horror
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Khurram S.

Was looking forward to this offering by Shinya Tsukamoto who brought us tetsuo the iron man and also starred in Ichi the killer. But sadly this was a disappointing dish. While the visual style was good, the use of the jerky camera, whenever something 'scary' was supposed to happen, got annoying. The plot builds your interest in the beginning but it doesn't manage to keep the pace, slowing down towards the middle. This movie could have been much better if it were 35minutes shorter.

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Dr. D.R. T.

Interesting premise, which is what attracted me to rent the movie. But horrible execution ! The person who wrote the review was a better writer than the person who wrote the movie !

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David S.

A huge fan of Tetsuo, one of the most innovative, unsettling films of all-time, I immediately sky-rocketed Nightmare Detective to the top of my queue. Unfortunately, ND has almost none of the fascinating, over-the-top moments that Tetsuo was filled with. While not horrible, Nightmare Detective is rather pedestrian fare, so please temper your enthusiasm before viewing.

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