Rampo Noir
May 11 2005
•2h 14m
•Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
An anthology film consisting of four segments based on literary works by Edogawa Ranpo.
Cast
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Tadanobu Asano
Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
Hiroki Narimiya
Toru (segment "Mirror Hell")
Ryuhei Matsuda
Tarô Hirai (segment "Caterpillar")
Yukiko Okamoto
Tokiko Sunaga (segment "Caterpillar")
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The Light at the Edge of the World
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