Hanae Kan, Hiroki Narimiya, Kaiji Moriyama
Four short films, based on stories by Japanese mystery writer Rampo Edogawa, explore dark themes of obsession, sex and death. In "Mars Canal," a naked man wanders alone through a swamp recalling a for...( read more
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Directed by: Akio Jissoji, Atsushi Kaneko, Hisayasu Sato, Suguru Takeuchi
Release Date: November 5, 2005
DVD Release Date: October 31, 2006
Stats: 74 reviews
Horror Not to Miss List Commentary:
Ramp Noir is comprised of four short pieces all based upon the writings of valued horror writer Edogawa Rampo. The first is the most art-house, avant-garde, lacking sound and existing within a world of its own colors and kineticism. The ne...( read more)
Great Japanese film, based on the macabre short stories of Edogawa Rampo (known as the Japanese Edgar Allan Poe). It's an anthology consisting of 4 segments. The first segment is "Kasei no Unga (Mars Canal)" and it's only about 7 minutes long; but it's a very surreal 7 minutes an...( read more)
Highly watchable, and at times disturbing, Edogawa Rampo anthology film. All the stories were great, in fact I can't think of anything by Rampo I've read or any movie adaptation I've seen that I haven't really enjoyed (yes, that includes Blind Beast vs. Killer Dwarf). This one ...( read more)
Consists of 3 stories in one movie. The third story kills the whole movie.
9/10 This is a collection of 4 shorts by "Rampo" a famious writer (director?) known for his really "different" storys/shorts. I usally advoid collections as a rule cause they're usally just groups of B-movies clumped togther in the hope they'll do better as a group then by themse...( read more)
Very Very Different.................a little freaky..........not your average movie
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