Rampo Noir (2005)

AKA: Ranpo jigoku

Directors: Akio JIssiji, Atusushi Kaneko, Hisayasu Sato, Suguru Takeuchi
Premise:
Four tales about love and obsession taken from the stories of  Edogowa Rampo

My Take:
Kind of a mixed bag for me as three of the segments were merely watchable and little confusing to follow.
But the segment called "Catepillar" blew me away. It's about a man who has no arms or legs and the wickedly unconventional relationship with his wife. She beats him and hides him away from the world because of his hideousness. It rides an interesting line between deep love and resentment.

Rating: In the middle













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