Nightmare Detective

Nightmare Detective
Directed byShinya Tsukamoto
Written byShinya Tsukamoto
Produced byTakuji Ushiyama
Shinya Tsukamoto
StarringRyuhei Matsuda
Ren Osugi
Hitomi
Masanobu Andō
CinematographyShinya Tsukamoto
Edited byShinya Tsukamoto
Music byChu Ishikawa
Distributed byMovie-Eye Entertainment Inc.
Release dates
  • October 14, 2006 (2006-10-14) (Rome Film Fest)
  • January 13, 2007 (2007-01-13) (Japan)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Nightmare Detective (悪夢探偵, Akumu Tantei) is a 2006 Japanese horror film directed by Shinya Tsukamoto and released by Movie-Eye Entertainment Inc, starring Ryuhei Matsuda and Hitomi. Masanobu Andō and Ren Osugi play supporting roles, and Tsukamoto himself plays the unnamed villain. The film is shot entirely within Adachi, Tokyo.

Nightmare Detective 2 was released in 2008. Matsuda returns in the lead role of Kagenuma. Hitomi declined to reprise her role.[1]