The Mystery of Rampo (1994)

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

Directed by Kazuyoshi Okuyama1h 40mDrama,Thriller,Romance

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.

Rated

R15+

Year

1994

Country

Language

Japanese

Release date

25 June 1994

TMDB

7.1 (7)

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