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The Mystery of Rampo

1994 · 1h 40m · Drama · Thriller · Romance

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

IMDb
6.6
Rotten Tomatoes
69%

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Overview

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

Masahiro Motoki

Masahiro Motoki

Kogoro Akechi

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Edogawa Rampo

Michiko Hada

Michiko Hada

Shizuko

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Masashi Yokomizo

Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

Marquis Ogawara

Shiro Sano

Shiro Sano

Officer

Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

Cafe Owner

Nekohachi Edoya

Nekohachi Edoya

Antique Shop Owner

Junichi Takagi

Fujimori

Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki

House Wife / Head of Maid

Julie Dreyfus

Julie Dreyfus

Mademoiselle

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Big Star

Kinji Fukasaku

Kinji Fukasaku

Film Director

Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Singer

Genjiro Arato

Genjiro Arato

Producer

Tetsuya Bessho

Tetsuya Bessho

Still Photographer

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
June 25, 1994
Status
Released
Original language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
R15+
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Romance

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