Japan Synopsis
乱歩地獄
“4 chilling tales into the mind of madness”
Mars Canal – Within absolute silence, a naked man wanders through a dark and depressing landscape recalling the excruciating details of his last encounter with his former lover. Mirror Hell – When a series of women are discovered with their faces burnt and skulls charred, a young detective investigates, discovering that a unique hand mirror is always found at the scene. Caterpillar – A war hero returns home with no limbs and only his eyesight remaining. His beautiful wife, tired of taking care of him, turns to torturing her crippled husband for amusement. Crawling Bugs – A sexy actress is returning home from a successful night on stage, until her limo driver decides that she should be coming home with him.
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
347 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Rampo Noir sits at position #287.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Rampo Noir. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Rampo Noir premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,931 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #1,164 of 1,274 (top 91%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Albatros Filmproduktion, Culture Publishers, Geneon Entertainment, KADOKAWA, Micott & Basara K.K. |
| Runtime | 2h 14m |
| Release Date | May 11, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0423034 |