Dracula (TV 1980)
"Yami no Teiô Kyûketsuki Dorakyura" (original title)

To escape persecution in Transylvania, Dracula moves to Boston where he kidnaps Satan's intended bride Dolores and makes her his wife... See full synopsis »

Directors:

Akinori Nagaoka, Minoru Okazaki

Writers:

Bram Stoker (characters), Marv Wolfman (comic book series Tomb of Dracula),

Stars:

Kenji Utsumi, Hiroko Suzuki, Kazuyuki Sogabe

Cast

Cast overview:
Kenji Utsumi	...	Dracula
Hiroko Suzuki	...	Domini
Kazuyuki Sogabe	...	Janus
Yasuo Hisamatsu	...	Quincy Harker
Mami Koyama	...	Rachel van Helsing
Kei'ichi Noda	...	Frank Drake
Hidekatsu Shibata	...	Satan
Reiko Katsura	...	Lilith
Junpei Takiguchi	...	Anton Lupeski
Ryo Ishihara	...	Narrator
Kôji Totani	...	Wheeler
Masaharu Satô	...	Boyfriend
Seiko Nakano	...	Mallisa
Satomi Majima	...	Anton
Yasurô Tanaka	...	Torgo

Storyline

To escape persecution in Transylvania, Dracula moves to Boston where he kidnaps Satan's intended bride Dolores and makes her his wife... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

based on comic book | marvel comics | based on comic | marvel animated | anime | 

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Genres:

Animation | Horror

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

19 August 1980 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toei Animation Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Dracula: [sees the burn in his hand] The Sign of the Cross. I have been used as an Instrument of Heaven!

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Connections

Version of Dracula (1992)

User Reviews

A Missing Marvel Masterpiece?

I recall stumbling across this to rent on the shelves of a Video Towne store in the mid-1980s, and the cover caught my eye. I took it home, popped it into the machine, and immediately experienced Deja Vu. This cartoon was based on Marvel Comic's monthly color series, "Tomb Of Dracula," from the early 1970s. (Which is when and where the character of Blade made his debut appearance.) I even still have the issue(s) used as the springboard for the story. My memories are a bit dim, but it seems as if the box for this was sketchy on details, and I don't recall any mention of Marvel being made on the packaging. Too bad this is out of print, as it would be neat to see it again and see how it holds up. Maybe it could be reissued under the Marvel banner and given better promotion, as the film seems to have slipped by unnoticed. It's so obscure, even die-hard fans of Marvel and/or Japanimation/anime' often have never heard of it.