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Nightmare Detective

Nightmare Detective

You die in the dream, you die for real.

20076.01h 45m

Overview

When a number of suicide victims slash themselves in their sleep, detective Keiko Kirishima is called to investigate.

Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto
Written by Shinya Tsukamoto, Hisakatsu Kuroki
Produced by Shinya Tsukamoto
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Top Cast

Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryuhei Matsuda

Kyoichi Kagenuma

Hitomi

Hitomi

Keiko Kirishima

Masanobu Ando

Masanobu Ando

Detective Wakamiya

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Taizo Oishi

Shinya Tsukamoto

Shinya Tsukamoto

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Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Detective Sekiya

K

Kôji Tsukamoto

Detective

Themes & Keywords

suicidenightmaredetectivesurrealsurrealismtokyo, japandream realmj-horrordream

About Nightmare Detective

Nightmare Detective is a thriller, horror, crime, mystery film released in 2007 exploring themes of suicide, nightmare, detective, surreal, surrealism, tokyo, japan. Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto, it stars Ryuhei Matsuda, Hitomi, Masanobu Ando. When a number of suicide victims slash themselves in their sleep, detective Keiko Kirishima is called to investigate.

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