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Akumu tantei

  • 20062006
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 46m
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6.1/10
2.6K
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Akumu tantei (2006)
  • Action
  • Crime
  • Fantasy
Three people in Tokyo take a surreal voyage of self-discovery through memory and nightmares. "O" intends suicide while talking on a cell-phone with a stranger he meets on line who plans a si... Read allThree people in Tokyo take a surreal voyage of self-discovery through memory and nightmares. "O" intends suicide while talking on a cell-phone with a stranger he meets on line who plans a simultaneous suicide. Events take a horrifying turn. Keiko Kirishima is a cool, seemingly em... Read allThree people in Tokyo take a surreal voyage of self-discovery through memory and nightmares. "O" intends suicide while talking on a cell-phone with a stranger he meets on line who plans a simultaneous suicide. Events take a horrifying turn. Keiko Kirishima is a cool, seemingly emotionless police detective, brilliant but off-putting. She's faced with two mutilated corp... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
2.6K
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  • Director
    • Shin'ya Tsukamoto
  • Writers
    • Hisakatsu Kuroki
    • Shin'ya Tsukamoto
  • Stars
    • Ryûhei Matsuda
    • Hitomi
    • Masanobu Andô
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  • Director
    • Shin'ya Tsukamoto
  • Writers
    • Hisakatsu Kuroki
    • Shin'ya Tsukamoto
  • Stars
    • Ryûhei Matsuda
    • Hitomi
    • Masanobu Andô
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    • 18User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Ryûhei Matsuda
    Ryûhei Matsuda
    • Kyoichi Kagenumaas Kyoichi Kagenuma
    Hitomi
    • Keiko Kirishimaas Keiko Kirishima
    Masanobu Andô
    Masanobu Andô
    • Detective Wakamiyaas Detective Wakamiya
    Ren Ôsugi
    Ren Ôsugi
    • Detective Sekiyaas Detective Sekiya
    Yoshio Harada
    Yoshio Harada
    • Keizo Oishias Keizo Oishi
    Shin'ya Tsukamoto
    Shin'ya Tsukamoto
    • '0'as '0'
    Nobuteru Akimoto
    Kenichi Arai
    Masayoshi Deguchi
    Eri Fuse
    Eri Fuse
    Keichirô Hasegawa
    Kimie Hayama
    Takumi Hirano
    Seriyu Ichino
    Shigetoshi Iida
    Sachiko Iizuka
    Kimiko Imai
    Yuki Inomata
    • Director
      • Shin'ya Tsukamoto
    • Writers
      • Hisakatsu Kuroki
      • Shin'ya Tsukamoto
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    Storyline

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    Three people in Tokyo take a surreal voyage of self-discovery through memory and nightmares. "O" intends suicide while talking on a cell-phone with a stranger he meets on line who plans a simultaneous suicide. Events take a horrifying turn. Keiko Kirishima is a cool, seemingly emotionless police detective, brilliant but off-putting. She's faced with two mutilated corpses who appear to have killed themselves, but she's not sure. A cell-phone number links the deaths. She calls on Akumu Tantei, a poor and suicidal young man who has the ability to enter people's dreams. He's reluctant to help. His past haunts him. A subconscious duel of terror and blood awaits the three. —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
    • cell phone trace
    • scene of the crime
    • serial murder
    • female police officer
    • suicide
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    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Fantasy
      • Horror
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • Unrated
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    • Connections
      Followed by Akumu tantei 2 (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Gymnopédie No.3
      (uncredited)

      Music by Erik Satie

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    murdeR.E.M.urder...
    People are committing suicide in bloody, messy ways, and the police are at their wit's end as to why. The deaths are somehow connected to a mystery man on the victims' cell phones. Getting desperate, the cops decide to broaden their investigation, and enlist the services of the titular psychic.

    NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE is yet one more example of inventive, bizarre horror from Japan. It starts out with some familiar cell phone insanity, quickly morphing into something completely different. Blurring the line between dreams and reality, ND pays homage to the classics while remaining original...
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    • Sep 28, 2020

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    • Release date
      • January 13, 2007 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Nightmare Detective
    • Filming locations
      • Japan
    • Production companies
      • I&S BBDO
      • Kaijyu Theater
      • Movie-Eye Entertainment
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $67,578
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR

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