The Mystery of Rampo

The Mystery of Rampo

"So provocative the censors banned it. So powerful it came true."

7.0/101h 40m1995
The Mystery of Rampo

Overview

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.

Genres

DramaThrillerRomance

Production Companies

Additional Information

Original Title:らんぽ
Original Language:Japanese
Status:Released

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