Nightmare Detective (2007)

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You die in the dream, you die for real.

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

• Released: 2007-01-13
• Genres: Thriller, Horror, Crime, Mystery
• Runtime: 1h 45m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 82 votes

Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto.

Top cast

• Ryuhei Matsuda as Kyoichi Kagenuma
• Hitomi as Keiko Kirishima
• Masanobu Ando as Detective Wakamiya
• Yoshio Harada as Taizo Oishi
• Shinya Tsukamoto as '0'
• Ren Osugi as Detective Sekiya
• Kôji Tsukamoto as Detective
• Jin Muraki
• Shohei Uno as Oishi's Son

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Nightmare Detective

• United States: watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV

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