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.
Top Cast
Masahiro Motoki as Kogoro Akechi
Naoto Takenaka as Edogawa Rampo
Michiko Hada as Shizuko
Teruyuki Kagawa as Masashi Yokomizo
Mikijiro Hira as Marquis Ogawara
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