
Begotten(1991)
Begotten is the creation myth brought to life, the story of no less than the violent death of God and the (re)birth of nature on a barren earth.



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")

Nao Omori
First Lieutenant Sunaga (segment "Caterpillar")

Minori Terada
Inspector Namikoshi (segment "Mirror Hell")

Yumi Yoshiyuki
Sayoko (segment "Mirror Hell")

Yuko Daike
Harumi (segment "Mirror Hell")
Harumi Ogawa
Azusa (segment "Mirror Hell")

Tamaki Ogawa
Fuyu Kinoshita (segment "Crawling Bugs")
Rampo Noir is a fantasy, horror, thriller film released in 2005 exploring themes of schizophrenia, based on novel or book, nihilism, immortality, detective, fascism. Directed by Akio Jissoji, it stars Tadanobu Asano, Hiroki Narimiya, Ryuhei Matsuda. An anthology film consisting of four segments based on literary works by Edogawa Ranpo.
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