The Mystery of Rampo (らんぽ) 29 years old
So provocative the censors banned it. So powerful it came true.
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.
Credits
The Mystery of Rampo Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Julie Dreyfus She was 29, now 58 years old | |
| Yoshio Harada He was 55, 71 years old when he died | |
| Hiroshi Abe He was 30, now 60 years old | |
| Ittoku Kishibe He was 48, now 77 years old | |
| Tetsuya Bessho He was 29, now 59 years old | |
| Masahiro Motoki He was 29, now 59 years old | as Kogoro Akechi |
| Kinji Fukasaku He was 64, 72 years old when he died | |
| Teruyuki Kagawa He was 29, now 59 years old | as Masashi Yokomizo |
| Kōji Wakamatsu He was 59, 76 years old when he died | |
| Shirō Sano He was 40, now 69 years old | |
| Naoto Takenaka He was 39, now 68 years old | as Edogawa Rampo |
| Kenji Otsuki | |
| Mikijiro Hira He was 61, 82 years old when he died | |
| Michiko Hada She was 27, now 56 years old | as Shizuko |
| Kirin Kiki She was 52, 75 years old when she died | |
| Kazuya Kimura He was 25, now 55 years old | |
| Genjiro Arato He was 48, now 78 years old | |
| Nekohachi Edoya He was 73, 80 years old when he died | |
| Tomokazu Miura He was 43, now 72 years old |
The Mystery of Rampo Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Rampo Edogawa as Original Story. He was 100 (70) years old when He died | Writing |
| Kazuyoshi Okuyama as Director. He was 41 (now 71) years old | Directing |
| Kazuyoshi Okuyama as Writer. He was 41 (now 71) years old | Writing |
| Yasushi Sasakibara as Director of Photography. He was 45 (now 74) years old | Camera |
| Akimasa Kawashima as Editor. He was 45 (now 74) years old | Editing |
| Kyôko Heya as Production Design. | Art |
| Akira Senju as Original Music Composer. He was 34 (now 64) years old | Sound |
The Mystery of Rampo (29 years)
So provocative the censors banned it. So powerful it came true.
- Release day: Saturday, May 27, 1995
- Runtime: 100 minutes