
"So provocative the censors banned it. So powerful it came true."
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.
Kogoro Akechi

Edogawa Rampo

Shizuko

Masashi Yokomizo

Marquis Ogawara

Officer

Cafe Owner

Antique Shop Owner

Fujimori
House Wife / Head of Maid

Mademoiselle

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Film Director

Singer

Producer

Still Photographer

Fiance

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Producer Tagawa

Taxi Driver

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Driver
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Waiter at Hotel

Countess

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