The Mystery of Rampo (1995)
1h 40m
Running Time
May 27, 1995Release Date
The Mystery of Rampo (1995)
1h 40m
Running Time
May 27, 1995Release Date
Plot.
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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Naoto Takenaka
Edogawa Rampo
Michiko Hada
Shizuko
Masahiro Motoki
Kogoro Akechi
Teruyuki Kagawa
Masashi Yokomizo
Rintaro Mayuzumi
Director
Kazuyoshi Okuyama
Director
Rampo Edogawa
Writer
Yuhei Enoki
Writer
Yoshihisa Nakagawa
Producer
Yoshihisa Nakagawa
Producer
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Producer
Yasushi Sasakibara
Director of Photography
Akimasa Kawashima
Editor
Kyōko Heya
Production Design
Akira Senju
Original Music Composer
Kōji Wakamatsu
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Rampo (らんぽ, Ranpo) is a 1994 Japanese movie. It is based on the stories of Edogawa Rampo. It was released in the United States by The Samuel Goldwyn Company as The Mystery of Rampo. Originally shot by Rintaro Mayuzumi, the director had a falling out with producer Okuyama who then reshot much of the film and added many of the surreal elements.