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Nighty Night

1986 · 75 min

A patchy but unsettling Japanese horror anthology that drifts between dreamlike strangeness and sudden bursts of gore.

Directed by
Hirohisa Kokusho
Genres
Horror
Overview
An anthology film consisting of four stories: a birthday party gone out of control, a dangerous video game come to life, a stalker hunting students, and a girl's body dysmorphia turned into a physical threat.

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Directed by
Hirohisa Kokusho
Genres
Horror
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • identity
    • violence
    • madness
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • anthology
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror8
    Humour2
    Realism4
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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