Celluloid Nightmares
1999 1h 5m movie Film Japan

Celluloid Nightmares

無残絵: AVギャル殺人ビデオは存在した!

Synopsis

無残絵: AVギャル殺人ビデオは存在した!

A female reporter researching underground sex films stumbles across a snuff film, and her further investigation causes the film makers to take action against her.

The 1998–2000 Japan Window

187 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Celluloid Nightmares sits at position #183.

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    #2

    One Piece

    ★ 8.7 · 1999

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    #3

    InuYasha

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

  4. Fighting Spirit
    #4

    Fighting Spirit

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

  5. Cardcaptor Sakura
    #5

    Cardcaptor Sakura

    ★ 8.6 · 1998

  6. Zoids: Chaotic Century
    #6

    Zoids: Chaotic Century

    ★ 8.6 · 1999

  7. Leave it to Kero!
    #7

    Leave it to Kero!

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

  8. Cowboy Bebop
    #8

    Cowboy Bebop

    ★ 8.5 · 1998

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Celluloid Nightmares. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 1990s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Celluloid Nightmares premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

4.8
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,483 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (2nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -2.1 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #346 of 391 (top 88%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies JVD
Runtime 1h 5m
Release Date August 6, 1999
IMDb tt0371839

Themes & Motifs

  • pornography
  • investigation
  • snuff
  • mockumentary
  • found footage
  • female reporter

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