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