RAMPO

100 minutes

5/27/1995

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.

Cast List

Masahiro Motoki
as Kogoro Akechi
Naoto Takenaka
as Edogawa Rampo
Michiko Hada
as Shizuko
Teruyuki Kagawa
as Masashi Yokomizo
Mikijiro Hira
as Marquis Ogawara
Shiro Sano
as Officer
Ittoku Kishibe
as Cafe Owner
Nekohachi Edoya
as Antique Shop Owner
Junichi Takagi
as Fujimori
Kirin Kiki
as House Wife / Head of Maid
Julie Dreyfus
as Mademoiselle
Yoshio Harada
as Big Star
Kinji Fukasaku
as Film Director
Hiroshi Abe
as Singer
Genjiro Arato
as Producer
Tetsuya Bessho
as Still Photographer
Yu Hayami
as Fiance
Kazuya Kimura
as Actor
Tomokazu Miura
as Producer Tagawa
Kenji Ohtsuki
as Taxi Driver
Kōji Wakamatsu
as Cameo
Charlie Yutani
as Driver
Tetsuya Chikushi
Masaya Katō
as Waiter at Hotel
Akiko Santo
as Countess
Maiko Kikuchi
as Actress
Luke Takamura
Yasushi Akimoto
Riyoko Ikeda
Eiji Oshita
Keiko Oginome
Reiko Okutani
Fumiko Osanai
Hitoshi Ozawa
Narumi Oda
Toru Kenjyo
Ken Sakamura
Ryūzō Saki
Rieko Zanma