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.
本木雅弘
as Kogoro Akechi
竹中直人
as Edogawa Rampo
羽田美智子
as Shizuko
香川照之
as Masashi Yokomizo
平幹二朗
as Marquis Ogawara
佐野史郎
as Officer
岸部一徳
as Cafe Owner
江戸家猫八
as Antique Shop Owner
高城淳一
as Fujimori
樹木希林
as House Wife / Head of Maid
Julie Dreyfus
as Mademoiselle
原田芳雄
as Big Star
