The Mystery of Rampo

So provocative the censors banned it. So powerful it came true.

7.0
19951h 40m

Edogawa Rampo is a writer whose latest work is censored by the government, deemed too disturbing and injurious to the public to be allowed to be published. However, after burning his drafts, his publisher shows him a newspaper with an account of events just like his forbidden story. As the film progresses, fantasy and reality intermingle in a tale that draws heavily on influences from Poe and Stoker's Dracula. The film's strongly Expressionistic direction skillfully combines a variety of media (animation, computer-generated imagery, grainy black-and-white fast film stock, color negatives) for artistic effect.

Cast

Photo of Masahiro Motoki

Masahiro Motoki

Kogoro Akechi

Photo of Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Edogawa Rampo

Photo of Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Masashi Yokomizo

Photo of Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

Marquis Ogawara

Photo of Shiro Sano

Shiro Sano

Officer

Photo of Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

Cafe Owner

Photo of Nekohachi Edoya

Nekohachi Edoya

Antique Shop Owner

Photo of Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki

House Wife / Head of Maid

Photo of Julie Dreyfus

Julie Dreyfus

Mademoiselle

Photo of Kinji Fukasaku

Kinji Fukasaku

Film Director

Photo of Tetsuya Bessho

Tetsuya Bessho

Still Photographer

Photo of Yu Hayami

Yu Hayami

Fiance

Photo of Tomokazu Miura

Tomokazu Miura

Producer Tagawa

Photo of Kenji Ohtsuki

Kenji Ohtsuki

Taxi Driver

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