Runtime: 81 minutes
Directed by: Toyoo Ashida
Starring: I saw a dubbed version on YouTube, so random English-speaking voices
From: Toho
Talk to the hand… literally.
I’m going by hearsay that it’d be beneficial for me to view this before one day (possibly not until the far-flung future, even if not every movie until Halloween is mapped out) checking out Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, even if it’s for mainly comparison’s sake. Bloodlust is rated even higher than this ’85 film, which raises the expectations for the 2000 film.
There were some “Only in Japan” moments, to be stereotypical. Why our vampire hero D has a sentient left hand who has a face and talks was rather inexplicable. The number of panty shots-then nudity-of the lead girl Doris… not so much! Doris is a badass lady who’s bitten by the vampire Magnus Lee-nice reference. She finds the hero and what a wild ride it is in the far-flung future of (according to Wiki) 12,090 in a post-apocalyptic world.
It had plenty of vibes for the week preceding Halloween: there’s also werewolves and plenty of grotesque creatures in this world. There’s also cyborg horses, which aren’t scary but were rather bitchin’. It’s a dismal world animated quite well—there’s plenty of purple on display. The copy on YouTube-hey, it was my only option-was dubbed yet at least it looked tremendous. The enjoyable score only enhanced the experience & fit this macabre story which doesn’t have revolutionary plot points but was compelling nonetheless.
Vampire Hunter D is a Gothic horror crossed w/ a space Western and samurai jam that is the sort of old anime I’m interested in. No offense to anyone, but something like Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend… not for me!
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