Vampire Princess Miyu (Video 1988)
"Kyûketsuki Miyu" (original title)

Kyuuketsuki Miyu is a disturbing four episode long anime series about a young immortal vampire princess named Miyu and her protector/servant/best friend and more Larva. In four episodes, a ... See full summary »

Director:

Toshihiro Hirano

Writer:

Shô Aikawa

Stars:

Annemarie Lawless, Naoko Watanabe, Maria Louise Thompson

Cast

Credited cast:
Annemarie Lawless	...	Princess Miyu (Dub) (voice) (as Annemarie Zola)
Naoko Watanabe	...	Miyu
Maria Louise Thompson	...	Himiko (Dub) (voice)
Spacey Jefferson	...	Ranka (Dub) (voice)
Ian Mackinnon	...	Larva (Dub) (voice)
Laura Davis	...	Miyu's Mother (Dub) (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amy Anderson	...	Schoolgirl (voice)
Toshiko Asai	...	Kei's Mother (ep.2) (voice)
David Bjorkback	...	Schoolboy (AnimEigo 2001) (voice)
Hope Brownewell	...	Aiko's Mother (AnimEigo 2001) (voice)
Maggy Brownewell	...	Giddy Schoolgirl (AnimEigo 2001) (voice)
Ralph Brownewell	...	Policeman (AnimEigo 2001) (voice)
Chad Carlberg	...	Lemures (AnimEigo 2001) (voice)
Linda Carlisle	...	Giddy Schoolgirl, Kayo (AnimEigo 2001) (voice)
Lee Domenick	...	Doctor (AnimEigo 2001) (voice)

Storyline

Kyuuketsuki Miyu is a disturbing four episode long anime series about a young immortal vampire princess named Miyu and her protector/servant/best friend and more Larva. In four episodes, a nosy spirit-hunter Himiko Se chases the elusive Miyu because she is very curious about Miyu's past. Miyu, she discovers, is the guardian of the door between the two world: One of the Shinma ("shin" god; "ma" ghost/demon) and the one of our world. The Shinma wake from their sleep and disturb the lives of the Humans living above. Miyu and her servant (?) Larva hunts down these strange beings. However, Miyu is one of the Shinma herself and dislikes her duty. In the four episodes, Himiko Se discovers her link/destiny with Miyu...

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Plot Keywords:

anime | vampire | remake | gothic | immortality | 

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Genres:

Animation | Fantasy | Horror

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Also Known As:

Vampire Princess Miyu

Company Credits

Production Co:

AIC, Pony Canyon, Soeishinsha Company Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 100 min (4 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Shinma" is a word made up by series creator Narumi Kakinouchi. It consists of the kanji for "god" and "demon".

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Quotes

Miyu: [Tasting it.] Holy water? How nice.

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Connections

Followed by Kyûketsuki Miyu (1997)

User Reviews

a fine vampire flick

this is one of the best vampire movies around (which isn't saying too much as most of them suck.) the characters draw you in and the style of storytelling, although a little difficult to follow at first, really works with the plot-lines to allow you to think about and experience what happens. the only real drawback is that the animation was a little too static. all in all, this goes in my top 5 vampire movies (position 2 or 3.)