Film at Eleven

Surreal, grisly and gruesome beyond Freddy’s Krueger’s wildest dreams, Nightmare Detective (Akumu Tantei) rises on DVD February 19 under the Dimension Extreme label from Genius Products and The Weinstein Company.

A supernatural sleeper from Japan that swept the world’s film festival circuit, Nightmare Detective is a “tense, disturbing and nightmarish film” (Fangoria) that sets an aggressive new standard for screen terror by creeping into the fears that reside only in the subconscious. “Immensely gritty and gruesome” (Cinema Without Borders), the film maintains the darkly atmospheric tradition of J-Horror classics such as Ringu and Pulse, creating a moody and unsettling new nightmare worthy of its iconic predecessors. Exploring terror too sinister and imagery too shocking for the waking world, Nightmare Detective (Akumu Tantei) follows the macabre midnight visits of a man who invades his victims’ dreams, convincing them to kill themselves in real life. But when no one believes the terrible truth, it is up to one detective to pursue the killer into the dreams themselves, at the very edge of madness.

Starring Ryuhei Matsuda (9 Souls), Shinya Tsukamoto (Ichi the Killer) and J-pop idol Hitomi, Nightmare Detective (Akumu Tantei) is directed by Tsukamoto (Tetsuo, Hiroku the Goblin). Stylish and terrifying, the Nightmare Detective (Akumu Tantei) DVD will include a making of featurette and will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.95.

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