The Mystery of Rampo

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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama,

Thriller,

Romance

Duration:

100 minutes

Year:

1995

Director:

Kazuyoshi Okuyama

Cast:

Kogoro Akechi

Edogawa Rampo

Shizuko

Masashi Yokomizo

Crew:

Director

Writer

Writer

Original Story

Director of Photography