Nightmare Detective 2

"Off dream you are alone."

2008 1h 42m JA

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★6.0TMDB · 35

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Synopsis

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A story of the unexplainable things that inflict sheer terror on human beings and how they leave victims psychologically devastated.

“Off dream you are alone.”

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Cast

Ryuhei Matsuda
Kyoichi Kagenuma
Yui Miura
Yukie Mashiro
Hanae Kan
Yuko Kikukawa
Miwako Ichikawa
Itsuko Kagenuma
Ken Mitsuishi
Takio Kagenuma
Hatsune Matsushima
Akiko
Wako Ando
Mutsumi
Shungicu Uchida
Kiriko Mashiro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinya Tsukamoto
Writers: Hisakatsu Kuroki, Shinya Tsukamoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Nightmare Detective Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto, shot by Shinya Tsukamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chu Ishikawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shinya Tsukamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Ryuhei Matsuda and Yui Miura and Hanae Kan carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Off dream you are alone.".

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The take

Shinya Tsukamoto directs. Shinya Tsukamoto behind the camera. Chu Ishikawa scores. Shinya Tsukamoto cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Part of the "Nightmare Detective Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto, shot by Shinya Tsukamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Chu Ishikawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Shinya Tsukamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ryuhei Matsuda and Yui Miura and Hanae Kan carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Off dream you are alone.".
9IMDB entry: tt1056107 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.