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The Mystery of Rampo

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Original title

Rampo (The Mystery of Rampo)

Year

1994

Running time

100 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Rintaro Mayuzumi, Kazuyoshi Okuyama

Screenwriter

Yuhei Enoki, Kazuyoshi Okuyama. Story: Rampo Edogawa

Cast

Music

Akira Senju

Cinematography

Yasushi Sasakibara

Producer

Shôchiku, Team Okuyama

Genre

Drama. Mystery | Literature

Movie Groups

Rampo Edogawa Adaptations

Synopsis

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.

Awards: 1995: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: Newcomer of the Year. 9 nominations

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The Mystery of Rampo

1994

Rintaro Mayuzumi, Kazuyoshi Okuyama

6.0

(29)