Rampo Edogawa

Rampo Edogawa

Writing

Tarō Hirai (平井 太郎 Hirai Tarō, October 21, 1894 – July 28, 1965), better known by the pseudonym Edogawa Ranpo (江戸川 乱歩), also romanized as Edogawa Rampo, was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogoro Akechi, who in later books was the leader of a group of boy detectives known as the "Boy Detectives Club" (少年探偵団 Shōnen tantei dan).

Ranpo was an admirer of Western mystery writers, and especially of Edgar Allan Poe. His pen name is a rendering of Poe's name. Other authors who were…

Filmography

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Cocoon Cocoon 2026 Mrs. Osei Takes Action Mrs. Osei Takes Action 2022 Kaykobad Kaykobad 2021 The Butterfly Collector: The Red Room The Butterfly Collector: The Red Room 2021 Naked Angel : The Red Room ★ 1.0 Naked Angel : The Red Room 2021 メビウスの悪女 赤い部屋 メビウスの悪女 赤い部屋 2020 Black Lizard Black Lizard 2019 Super Juvenile Detective Team NEO Beginning Super Juvenile Detective Team NEO Beginning 2019 The Traveler with the Pasted Rag Picture The Traveler with the Pasted Rag Picture 2018 The Crawler In The Attic ★ 5.9 The Crawler In The Attic 2016 Edogawa Ranpo Short Stories ★ 6.5 Edogawa Ranpo Short Stories 2016 Black Lizard Black Lizard 2015 Caterpillar ★ 6.3 Caterpillar 2010 Lost Love Murder ★ 6.0 Lost Love Murder 2010 Inju: The Beast in the Shadow ★ 4.9 Inju: The Beast in the Shadow 2008 Rampo Noir ★ 5.7 Rampo Noir 2005 Zero Woman 2005 ★ 5.5 Zero Woman 2005 2004 Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso ★ 5.0 Kogoro Akechi vs Kaijin Nijyuu Menso 2002 Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf ★ 3.8 Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf 2001 Gemini ★ 6.5 Gemini 1999 Murder on D Street ★ 7.2 Murder on D Street 1998 The Human Chair ★ 7.0 The Human Chair 1997 Secret Liaisons ★ 7.0 Secret Liaisons 1995 The Mystery of Rampo ★ 7.2 The Mystery of Rampo 1994 Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints ★ 9.0 Edogawa Rampo Theater: The Man Who Travels With Prints 1994 A Watcher in the Attic ★ 4.8 A Watcher in the Attic 1994 The Beauty in Mourning The Beauty in Mourning 1994 The Beautiful Mechanical Doll The Beautiful Mechanical Doll 1992 The Mysterious Lightning Beauty The Mysterious Lightning Beauty 1990 The Phantom Beauty of Kobe Rokko The Phantom Beauty of Kobe Rokko 1989 The Beauty of the Sundial Mansion The Beauty of the Sundial Mansion 1988 The Beauty in the Red Riding Outfit The Beauty in the Red Riding Outfit 1987 The Beauty in the Black Mask The Beauty in the Black Mask 1987 The Beauty with the Enchanting Melody The Beauty with the Enchanting Melody 1986 Animated Classics of Japanese Literature ★ 7.5 Animated Classics of Japanese Literature 1986 The Beauty of the Black Pearl The Beauty of the Black Pearl 1985 Beauty with a Mysterious Scar Beauty with a Mysterious Scar 1985 Beauty in the Flames Beauty in the Flames 1984 White skinned beauty White skinned beauty 1983 Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake 1982 The Beauty at the Dressing Table The Beauty at the Dressing Table 1982 The Beauty of Heaven and Hell ★ 6.0 The Beauty of Heaven and Hell 1982 Enchanted Beauty ★ 5.5 Enchanted Beauty 1980 Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms 1980 The Beauty of the Big Clock The Beauty of the Big Clock 1979 Red Scorpion Beauty Red Scorpion Beauty 1979 The Jeweled Beauty The Jeweled Beauty 1979 Fairy Beauty Fairy Beauty 1978 The Beauty of the Black Narcissus The Beauty of the Black Narcissus 1978 White Mermaid Beauty White Mermaid Beauty 1978 The Beauty in the Bathroom The Beauty in the Bathroom 1978 The Faceless Man The Faceless Man 1977 Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu 1977 A Scream from Nowhere ★ 6.7 A Scream from Nowhere 1977 The Watcher in the Attic ★ 5.7 The Watcher in the Attic 1976 少年探偵団 (BD7) 少年探偵団 (BD7) 1975 Yane-ura no sanpo-sha Yane-ura no sanpo-sha 1970 Horrors of Malformed Men ★ 5.6 Horrors of Malformed Men 1969 Blind Beast ★ 6.5 Blind Beast 1969 Black Lizard ★ 6.9 Black Lizard 1968 Black Lizard ★ 7.1 Black Lizard 1962 The Hidden Treasure ★ 7.0 The Hidden Treasure 1959 The Boy Detectives Club – The Enemy Is an Atomic Submarine ★ 7.0 The Boy Detectives Club – The Enemy Is an Atomic Submarine 1959 The Spider-Man ★ 5.9 The Spider-Man 1958 The Boy Detectives Club – The No-Headed Man ★ 7.0 The Boy Detectives Club – The No-Headed Man 1958 The Boy Detectives Club – The Invisible Fiend ★ 10.0 The Boy Detectives Club – The Invisible Fiend 1958 The Boy Detectives Club – The Glow-in-the-Dark Monster ★ 9.0 The Boy Detectives Club – The Glow-in-the-Dark Monster 1957 The Boy Detectives Club – The Revenge of Twenty Faces ★ 10.0 The Boy Detectives Club – The Revenge of Twenty Faces 1957 The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend ★ 9.0 The Boy Detectives Club – The Iron Fiend 1957 Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki ★ 8.0 Shonen Tanteidan: Kabu to Mushi no Yoki 1957 The Boy Detectives Club – The Devil with Twenty Faces ★ 10.0 The Boy Detectives Club – The Devil with Twenty Faces 1956 The Boy Detectives Club – Doctor Phantom The Boy Detectives Club – Doctor Phantom 1956 Crossroad ★ 4.4 Crossroad 1956 Mysterious Dwarf ★ 10.0 Mysterious Dwarf 1955 The Bronze Monster The Bronze Monster 1954 Monster with Twenty Faces ★ 9.0 Monster with Twenty Faces 1954 Hyōchū no Bijo Hyōchū no Bijo 1950 Ghost Tower Ghost Tower 1948 The Palette Knife Murder The Palette Knife Murder 1946