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Cast
| Masahiro Motoki | ... |
Kogoro Akechi
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| Naoto Takenaka | ... |
Edogawa Rampo
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Michiko Hada | ... |
Shizuko
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| Teruyuki Kagawa | ... |
Masashi Yokomizo
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| Mikijirô Hira | ... |
Marquis Ogawara
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| Shirô Sano | ... |
Officer
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Ittoku Kishibe | ... |
Cafe owner
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Nekohachi Edoya | ... |
Antique shop owner
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Jun'ichi Takagi | ... |
Fujimori
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Charlie Yutani | ... |
Driver
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| Kirin Kiki | ... |
House wife / Head of maid
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| Julie Dreyfus | ... |
Mademoiselle
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| Yoshio Harada | ... |
Big Star
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| Kinji Fukasaku | ... |
Film Director
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Movie Actor
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| Hiroshi Abe | ... |
Singer
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Genjiro Arato | ... |
Producer
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Tetsuya Bessho | ... |
Still photographer
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Tetsuya Chikushi |
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Yû Hayami | ... |
Fiance
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| Masaya Katô | ... |
Waiter at a hotel
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Maiko Kikuchi | ... |
Actress
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Kazuya Kimura | ... |
Actor
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| Tomokazu Miura | ... |
Producer Tagawa
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| Kôji Wakamatsu | ... |
Cameo
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Kenji Ôtsuki | ... |
Taxi driver
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Directed by
| Rintarô Mayuzumi | ... | (as Rintaro Mayuzumi) |
| Kazuyoshi Okuyama | ||
Written by
| Rampo Edogawa | ... | (story) |
| Yuhei Enoki | ... | () |
| Kazuyoshi Okuyama | ... | () |
Produced by
| Yoshihisa Nakagawa | ... | producer |
| Yoshinobu Nishioka | ... | producer |
| Kazuyoshi Okuyama | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Akira Senju | ||
Cinematography by
| Yasushi Sasakibara | ||
Editing by
| Akimasa Kawashima | ||
Production Design by
| Kyôko Heya | ||
Costume Design by
| Sachiko Itô | ||
Makeup Department
| Kanako Nishimura | ... | hair stylist |
Sound Department
| Ron Bartlett | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Kenichi Benitani | ... | sound |
| Masatoshi Saitô | ... | sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
| Yusei Uesugi | ... | special effects (as Yusei Vesugi) |
Visual Effects by
| James Valentine | ... | rotoscope supervisor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tokujû Ichikawa | ... | lighting assistant (as Tokujû Ichikawa) |
| Akira Sako | ... | steadicam operator (as Akira Sakoh) |
| Hiroyuki Yasukouchi | ... | lighting designer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Films sans Frontières (1995) (France) (theatrical)
- Evergreen Video (United States) (VHS)
- Hallmark Home Entertainment
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Malofilm Home Video (1996) (Canada) (video)
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company (1995) (United States) (subtitled)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Studio 4°C (animation sequences)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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.
Written by Tad Dibbern |
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| Taglines | So provocative the censors banned it, so powerful it came true. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The studio issued two versions of this film following a falling out between the director and producer. See more » |