The Mystery of Rampo
So provocative the censors banned it. So powerful it came true.
1995-05-27 | 100 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Masahiro MotokiKogoro Akechi
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Naoto TakenakaEdogawa Rampo
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Michiko HadaShizuko
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Teruyuki KagawaMasashi Yokomizo
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Mikijiro HiraMarquis Ogawara
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Shiro SanoOfficer
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Ittoku KishibeCafe Owner
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Nekohachi EdoyaAntique Shop Owner
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Kirin KikiHouse Wife / Head of Maid
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Julie DreyfusMademoiselle
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Yoshio HaradaBig Star
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Kinji FukasakuFilm Director
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Hiroshi AbeSinger
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Genjiro AratoProducer
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Tetsuya BesshoStill Photographer
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Kazuya KimuraActor
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Tomokazu MiuraProducer Tagawa
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Kenji OhtsukiTaxi Driver
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