Watcher in the Attic (Edogawa Rampo ryoki-kan: Yaneura no sanpo sha) (1976)

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The landlord of a boarding house in 1923 Tokyo, is keen on spying on the bizarre close encounters taking place beneath his roof. One day he sees a prostitute killing a customer, and decides he's found his soulmate.

Unrated, 1 hr. 16 min.

Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Noboru Tanaka

On DVD: Oct 28, 2008

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Very good Rampo adaptation and a great Mondo Macabro disc as well. Weird sex and creepiness abound.

November 15, 2008

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Amazing. This movie is made up of adaptations of numerous Rampo shorts and put together it's a real bizarre sort of masterpiece of weird cinema and one of the creepiest final scenes I've ever seen.

December 21, 2008