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The Mystery of Rampo
The Mystery of Rampo

The Mystery of Rampo

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

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

27 May 1995

Country

Japan

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

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

Yu Hayami

Yu Hayami

Fiance

Kazuya Kimura

Kazuya Kimura

Actor

Tomokazu Miura

Tomokazu Miura

Producer Tagawa

Kenji Ohtsuki

Kenji Ohtsuki

Taxi Driver

Kōji Wakamatsu

Kōji Wakamatsu

Cameo

Charlie Yutani

Charlie Yutani

Driver

Tetsuya Chikushi

Tetsuya Chikushi

Masaya Katō

Masaya Katō

Waiter at Hotel

Akiko Santo

Akiko Santo

Countess

Maiko Kikuchi

Maiko Kikuchi

Actress

Luke Takamura

Luke Takamura

Yasushi Akimoto

Yasushi Akimoto

Riyoko Ikeda

Riyoko Ikeda

Eiji Oshita

Eiji Oshita

Keiko Oginome

Keiko Oginome

Reiko Okutani

Reiko Okutani

Fumiko Osanai

Fumiko Osanai

Hitoshi Ozawa

Hitoshi Ozawa

Narumi Oda

Narumi Oda

Toru Kenjyo

Toru Kenjyo

Ken Sakamura

Ken Sakamura

Ryūzō Saki

Ryūzō Saki

Rieko Zanma

Rieko Zanma

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