The Mystery of Rampo (1994)
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.
Director:
Kazuyoshi Okuyama
Writers:
Kazuyoshi Okuyama, Yuhei Enoki.
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Masahiro Motoki as Kogoro Akechi |
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Naoto Takenaka as Edogawa Rampo |
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Michiko Hada as Shizuko |
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Teruyuki Kagawa as Masashi Yokomizo |
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Mikijiro Hira as Marquis Ogawara |
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Shiro Sano as Officer |
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Ittoku Kishibe as Cafe Owner |
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Nekohachi Edoya as Antique Shop Owner |
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Junichi Takagi as Fujimori |
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Kirin Kiki as House Wife / Head of Maid |
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Julie Dreyfus as Mademoiselle |
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Yoshio Harada as Big Star |
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Kinji Fukasaku as Film Director |
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Hiroshi Abe as Singer |
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Genjiro Arato as Producer |
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Tetsuya Bessho as Still Photographer |
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Yu Hayami as Fiance |
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Kazuya Kimura as Actor |
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Tomokazu Miura as Producer Tagawa |
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Kenji Ohtsuki as Taxi Driver |
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Kōji Wakamatsu as Cameo |
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Charlie Yutani as Driver |
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Tetsuya Chikushi as |
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Masaya Katō as Waiter at Hotel |
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Akiko Santo as Countess |
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Maiko Kikuchi as Actress |
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Luke Takamura as |
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Yasushi Akimoto as |
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Riyoko Ikeda as |
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Eiji Oshita as |
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Keiko Oginome as |
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Reiko Okutani as |
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Fumiko Osanai as |
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Hitoshi Ozawa as |
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Narumi Oda as |
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Toru Kenjyo as |
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Ken Sakamura as |
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Ryūzō Saki as |
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Rieko Zanma as |
| Directing | Kazuyoshi Okuyama | Director |
| Writing | Rampo Edogawa | Original Story |
| Editing | Akimasa Kawashima | Editor |
| Art | Kyōko Heya | Production Design |
| Camera | Yasushi Sasakibara | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Yasuhiro Nakura | Animation Director |
| Writing | Kazuyoshi Okuyama | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yuhei Enoki | Screenplay |
| Writing | Rintaro Mayuzumi | Co-Writer |
| Production | Kazuyoshi Okuyama | Executive Producer |
| Production | Yoshinobu Nishioka | Producer |
| Production | Yoshihisa Nakagawa | Producer |
| Sound | Masahiro Kawasaki | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Mamiko Sasaki | Music Producer |
| Sound | Kenichi Benitani | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Hiroyuki Yasukouchi | Gaffer |
| Directing | Takashi Tsukinoki | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Shōko Horikita | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Toshiyasu Imoto | Still Photographer |