Kyôfu kikei ningen: Edogawa Rampo zenshû (1969)

AKA: Horrors of Malformed Men

Film details

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DirectorTeruo Ishii
Year1969
CountryJapan
TypeMovie
Runtime99m
CastTeruo Yoshida, Yukie Kagawa, Teruko Yumi, Mitsuko Aoi, Michiko Kobata, Yumiko Katayama, Kei Kiyama, Reiko Mikasa, Miki Obana, Michi Tanaka

Review

"Visually the film is breathtaking. Ishii, a director known for revelling in the erotic, violent and bizarre, is on top form in this quirky tale. While the scripting weaves an incredibly intricate and unconventional narrative, the look and feel of the film follows suit. There are some spectacular scenes on offer. The cinematography is just mind-blowing; the colours gaudy and luscious, which makes the whole thing just pop. Ishii also adds in a psychedelic flavour with some innovative editing techniques- also applying light filters in a couple of scenes to build on this factor." - Kat Ellinger, The Gore Splattered Corner

Ranking history

The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films

EDITIONS IN TOP 1,00011
HIGHEST#6402026
LOWEST#9332015
Top 1,000Outside Top 1,000Missing ranking data

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Hidden Horrors

EDITIONS RANKED4
HIGHEST#102017
LOWEST#282018
Published rankingNot ranked (outside published list)

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