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Nightmare Detective

Name: Nightmare Detective
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Crime, Mystery
Released: 2007-01-13
Cast: Ryuhei Matsuda, Hitomi, Masanobu Ando, Yoshio Harada, Shinya Tsukamoto

2007 | 105 min | Thriller, Horror, Crime, Mystery

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved Se7en or Barbarian, start here.
The mood: Scary, gritty.
The pace: Fast-moving, at 1 hr 45 min.
What might put you off: It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto

Ryuhei MatsudaKyoichi Kagenuma
HitomiKeiko Kirishima
Masanobu AndoDetective Wakamiya
Yoshio HaradaTaizo Oishi
Shinya Tsukamoto'0'
Ren OsugiDetective Sekiya
Kôji TsukamotoDetective
Jin Muraki
Shohei UnoOishi's Son