The Mystery of Rampo
RAMPO
Release: 1995-05-27
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 7.0
Drama
Thriller
Romance
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Cast
Teruyuki Kagawa
as Masashi Yokomizo
Julie Dreyfus
as Mademoiselle
Kōji Wakamatsu
as Cameo
Tetsuya Bessho
as Still Photographer
Masaya Katō
as Waiter at Hotel
Akiko Santo
as Countess
Masahiro Motoki
as Kogoro Akechi
Shiro Sano
as Officer
Yoshio Harada
as Big Star
Genjiro Arato
as Producer
Tomokazu Miura
as Producer Tagawa
Nekohachi Edoya
as Antique Shop Owner
Naoto Takenaka
as Edogawa Rampo
Kirin Kiki
as House Wife / Head of Maid
Yu Hayami
as Fiance
Riyoko Ikeda
Mikijiro Hira
as Marquis Ogawara
Kinji Fukasaku
as Film Director
Yasushi Akimoto
Hitoshi Ozawa
Hiroshi Abe
as Singer
Michiko Hada
as Shizuko
Kazuya Kimura
as Actor
Kenji Ohtsuki
as Taxi Driver
Maiko Kikuchi
as Actress
Ittoku Kishibe
as Cafe Owner
Keiko Oginome
