Akumu Tantei

[Machine Translation] It has been about a year since "Nightmare Detective" was released to critical acclaim in January 2007 in over 30 countries around the world. The sequel is finally here! Shinya Tsukamoto, a genius filmmaker, has reached a new level in this mellow human drama. Kyoichi Kagenuma, the "Nightmare Detective," fights in a dream again to save his dead mother and a girl who looks just like her. The film stars Ryuhei Matsuda, who has appeared in numerous films and continues to appear in high-profile productions in 2009. The film also stars Yui Miura, who won the role of the heroine in this film, Han Han Hanae of "Nobody Knows", Ken Mitsuishi, a unique actor, and Miwako Ichikawa, who plays the difficult role of Kyoichi's mother. The storyline has been deepened and the VFX scenes are even more astonishing than in the previous film! The thrill and terror that surpasses the previous film will keep you on the edge of your seat for even a moment! -- Kyoichi Kagenuma, known as the "Nightmare Detective," has a new client, Yukie. Yukie tells him that a frightened classmate, Kikukawa, appears in her dreams every night. A classmate of hers who had been having the same dream died suddenly in class. Kyoichi, who sees in Kikukawa the image of his late mother, is intrigued by Yukie's story. His mother, Itsuko, who had a bizarre fear of life, was afraid of the young Kyoichi, afraid of the world, and finally, unable to bear the fear of living, she took her own life. Kyoichi, wanting to know Itsuko's thoughts and feelings, decides to enter Yukie's dream in order to make contact with Kikukawa...

Special Feature / Bonus Track: making-of footage, and more.

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2007年1月、全世界30カ国以上で公開され絶賛を受けた『悪夢探偵』から約1年。続編がついに登場!! 鬼才・塚本晋也が新たな領域へと到達した、芳醇な人間ドラマ。亡き母と、その母によく似た少女を救うため、"悪夢探偵"影沼京一が再び夢の中で闘う!! 数々の映画に出演し、2009年も話題作への出演が続く松田龍平主演。ほか、本作で見事ヒロイン役を射止めた三浦由衣、『誰も知らない』の韓英恵、個性派俳優・光石研、そして、京一の母親という難役を市川実和子が演じ脇を固める。前作を凌駕する驚異のVFXシーンの数々と深みを増したストーリー展開!! 前作を超えるスリルと恐怖に一瞬たりとも身動きできない!! ――"悪夢探偵"と呼ばれる影沼京一のもとに、新たな依頼者・雪絵がやってきた。"怖がりの同級生・菊川"が毎晩夢に現れると話す雪絵。同じ夢を見ていたというクラスメイトが、授業中に急死したというのだ。菊川に自分の亡き母の面影を見た京一は、雪絵の話に興味を持つ。異様なほどの怖がりだった母の逸子は、幼い京一を怖がり、世の中を怖がり、ついには生きることの恐怖に耐えきれず、自ら命を絶っていた。逸子の思いを知りたいと願う京一は、菊川と接触を図るために雪絵の夢に入ることを決意する・・・。

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