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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Rampo Noir. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Fantasy + Horror in Japan
61 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Rampo Noir itself).
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
In the crowded 2004-2006 Japan release window, Rampo Noir sits at #287 of 347. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Rampo Noir premiered alongside 116 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 116 other Japan films in 2005.
The 1696th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
23 audience reviews — more than 41% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 14th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Rampo Noir, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- nihilism · 4
- fascism · 4
- idealism · 3
- psychedelic · 3
- autopsy · 2
- body mutilation · 2
- homoeroticism · 2
- experimental film · 2
- murders · 1
- anthology · 30
- immortality · 14
- violence · 9
- avant garde · 8
- symbolism · 7
- schizophrenia · 6
- based on novel or book · 288
- gore · 51
- detective · 44
- surrealism · 34
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 |