The Mystery of Rampo(1995)

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.

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance

Director: Rintarô Mayuzumi, Kazuyoshi Okuyama

Actors: Masahiro Motoki, Naoto Takenaka, Michiko Hada, Teruyuki Kagawa, Mikijirô Hira, Shirô Sano, Ittoku Kishibe, Nekohachi Edoya, Jun'ichi Takagi, Charlie Yutani

Release date: 1995-05-27

Country of origin: Japan

Length: 1h 40m

Ratings:

• 6.6/10
• 69%