Nightmare Detective (2006)

Visually I really enjoyed the film, with some very interesting effects and concepts playing off of the nightmare theme. The stylism implored by Tsukamoto gives it a very cinematic and finished look, and thematically he takes a bold move and uses dream logic, where anything can happen and sets / characters will randomly change like in a real nightmare. The only hindrance is that the nightmares were interspersed with drawn out detective work that killed the pacing of the film, much like in H. It is a step in the right direction for J-Horror, moving away from a strict diet of ghosts, ghosts, and ghosts. I did enjoy it more on the second watch through. A detective enlists the help of a psychic that can enter people's dreams to catch a serial killer. Worth checking out!

Rating: 8/10.