For those who have not been paying attention Rampo Jigoku is a new adaptation of four short stories by Japanese writer Edogawa Rampo. Starring Tadanobu Asano (who also stars in bloody well every important Japanese film of the past decade ... I exaggerate, but not by much) and Ryuhei Matsuda (Nine Souls, Blue Spring) the film has generated a huge amount of buzz and it's easy to see why from the visuals ... beautiful, whimsical, disturbing stuff ...
And now thanks to the good people at Horizon - the film's international sales agent - we can read as we ogle and have a fighting chance of understanding what's going on here. Yep, it's subtitled and downloadable and absolutely beautiful.
Check this earlier post for full synopses of the film's four stories.
Rampo Noir Trailer (Downloadable WMV, English subtitled)
Nice! I can't wait to see the full film. (Although it really doesn't take much to get me interested in an Asano film.)
I know what you mean! Everyone's a little gay for the Asano ... And Ryuhei Matsuda, too! My supposed sexual orientation may not survive this movie.
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