Japan 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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Celluloid Nightmares. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1998–2000 Japan Window
In the crowded 1998-2000 Japan release window, Celluloid Nightmares sits at #183 of 187. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Celluloid Nightmares premiered alongside 60 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 60 other Japan films in 1999.
The 1221st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 6th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Celluloid Nightmares, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- pornography · 4
- snuff · 3
- female reporter · 1
- found footage · 22
- mockumentary · 12
- investigation · 45
Reception Benchmarks
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 |