

Rampo Noir
2005-05-11 · 134 min · ★ 5.7
An anthology film consisting of four segments based on literary works by Edogawa Ranpo.
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Production details
- Directors
- Akio Jissoji, Atsushi Kaneko, Hisayasu Satō, Suguru Takeuchi
- Production companies
- Albatros Filmproduktion, Culture Publishers, Geneon Entertainment, KADOKAWA, Micott & Basara K.K., New Select
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Tadanobu AsanoMan / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
Hiroki NarimiyaToru (segment "Mirror Hell")
Ryuhei MatsudaTarô Hirai (segment "Caterpillar")
Yukiko OkamotoTokiko Sunaga (segment "Caterpillar")
Nao OmoriFirst Lieutenant Sunaga (segment "Caterpillar")
Minori TeradaInspector Namikoshi (segment "Mirror Hell")
Yumi YoshiyukiSayoko (segment "Mirror Hell")
Yuko DaikeHarumi (segment "Mirror Hell")
Tamaki OgawaFuyu Kinoshita (segment "Crawling Bugs")
Hiromasa TaguchiDermatologist (segment "Crawling Bugs")
Tomoya NakamuraKobayashi (segment "Mirror Hell")
Hanae KanKobayashi (segment "Caterpillar")
Mikako IchikawaFumiyo Akechi (segment "Mirror Hell")
Kaiji Moriyama(segment "Mars Canal")
Susumu Terajima(segment "Mirror Hell")
Chisako Hara(segment "Mirror Hell")
Masami Horiuchi(segment "Mirror Hell")
Tarō SuwaTemple Priest (segment "Mirror Hell")Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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