Nightmare Detective (Supernatural Thriller / Completed)

A Japanese detective investigates two mysterious suicides, somehow connected as the two victims dialed "0" on their mobiles moments before their death. The detective comes to learn of a man who has the supposed ability to manipulate people's dreams, and if the case is going to be solved, the detective succumbs to the realization that she must dial the mysterious "0" herself...

Cast: Masanobu Ando, Yoshio Harada, Hitomi, Ryuhei Matsuda, Ren Osugi, Shinya Tsukamoto (Credits may not be contractual)

Writer / Director: Shinya Tsukamoto

Producers: Shin-Ichi Kawahara, Yumiko Takebe, Shinya Tsukamoto

Executive Producer: Takuji Ushiyama

Production Company: Movie-Eye Entertainment Inc.

Russell Edwards, Variety.com:

"First establishing his credentials with the mind-blowing "Tetsuo: The Iron Man" more than 15 years ago, Tsukamoto remains a true hands-on indie filmmaker... his talent for creating and more importantly, maintaining, a frightening mood never falters."

"His idiosyncratic style, recalling David Lynch at his most perverse, is visceral. In a film peppered with disturbing imagery, the CGI effect used when Kagenuma psychically distorts the faces of those who upset him is particularly haunting and repulsive. Helmer also creates unnerving effects with simple hand-held camera work."

"While popster Hitomi has obvious thesping limitations, Tsukamoto makes the most of her ethereal qualities. Sporting a defiant stare, the leggy singer resembles an ultra-intense Sandra Bullock. Her male co-stars all give solid perfs, but Tsukamoto himself is particularly riveting as the killer who murders from within. Those few remaining tech credits not conducted by Tsukamoto are pro."

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