Edogawa Rampo ryoki-kan: Yaneura no sanpo sha

Enjoyable for the most part thanks to the atmosphere it creates. The influence of real horror/mystery literature (Rampo) -- not just familiar tropes from the pink/roman porno/"erotic thriller" genres -- is clear. Not too much deep meaning beyond that, but enough to place it above most of its cohorts. The carousel scene from Kaneto's "Tree Without Leaves" seems to have been pulled from this.

Too slow to work as exploitation, too bland visually to work as an art film and it lacks depth to work as a real drama. There are some pretty twisted scenes like the servant/chauffeur hiding inside a chair, but not enough to keep you entertained. At less than 80mins it feels considerably longer. Visually it's OK and the period setting is believable even though this is clearly a low budget production.

Reasonably well made and thoughtful, with some visually impressive scenes, but too slow and slight to have any real impact. It either needed a more interesting plot, or to ramp up the filth considerably - both the pervert and the cineaste in me were left wanting. As a whole, its watchable but a bit unmemorable.

hayattaki amacı bir kadını seks yaparken dikizlemek, ona sahip olmak için adam öldürmek, sapkin cinsel arzular olan bir adam üzerinden japon toplumunun temellerinin çatlaklığı gösterilmiş..fazla karikatüristik geldi