The Mystery of Rampo

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Masahiro MotokiKogoro Akechi

Naoto TakenakaEdogawa Rampo

Michiko HadaShizuko

Teruyuki KagawaMasashi Yokomizo

Mikijiro HiraMarquis Ogawara

Shiro SanoOfficer

Ittoku KishibeCafe Owner

Nekohachi EdoyaAntique Shop Owner

Junichi Takagi

Junichi TakagiFujimori

Kirin KikiHouse Wife / Head of Maid

Julie DreyfusMademoiselle

Yoshio HaradaBig Star