Lake of Dracula

Name: Noroi no yakata: Chi o suu me
Genre: Horror
Released: 1973-08-31
Duration: 1 h 22 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Midori Fujita, Chôei Takahashi, Sanae Emi

Original title: Noroi no yakata: Chi o suu me

19711971
Not RatedNot Rated
1h 22m

6.2/10

789

Horror

A doctor investigates the murders of several women at a lakeside resort. His investigation leads him to believe that a vampire is responsible for the murders. He sets out to track the vampir... Read allA doctor investigates the murders of several women at a lakeside resort. His investigation leads him to believe that a vampire is responsible for the murders. He sets out to track the vampire down.A doctor investigates the murders of several women at a lakeside resort. His investigation leads him to believe that a vampire is responsible for the murders. He sets out to track the vampire down.

6.2/10

789

Top credits

See production, box office & company info

See more at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Mika Katsuragi in Noroi no yakata: Chi o suu me (1971)

Midori Fujita and Chôei Takahashi in Noroi no yakata: Chi o suu me (1971)

Sanae Emi in Noroi no yakata: Chi o suu me (1971)

Sanae Emi and Midori Fujita in Noroi no yakata: Chi o suu me (1971)

Midori Fujita in Noroi no yakata: Chi o suu me (1971)

Midori Fujita, Shin Kishida, and Chôei Takahashi in Noroi no yakata: Chi o suu me (1971)

On the age of five, Akiko Kashiwagi had a weird dream that has traumatized her life. Eighteen years later, Akiko Kashiwagi is a school teacher that lives with her younger sister Natsuko Kashiwagi and their dog Leo in an isolated house by a lake. Her fiance Dr. Takashi Saeki visits her every now and then when possible. When a coffin is delivered in the boat house of her acquaintance nearby her house, he is subdue by a weird man. Soon victims without blood and two holes on the neck arrive in the hospital and Dr. Takashi Saeki is attacking them at the lake shore where Akiko lives and he decides to investigate. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

vampire second part impalement hospital lake 2 more

Trivia
Despite the English title being "Lake of Dracula", the vampire in the film is not meant to be Dracula although the film does make allusions to the character.

Alternate versions
In the Japanese cut, the vampires are shown disintegrating at the end of the picture. The American version, as with Nosutoradamusu no Daiyogen (1974), is loaded with fadeouts for television.

Connections
Followed by Evil of Dracula (1974)

Top review

8/10

Another enjoyable vampire film from Toho.

With the success of Yamamoto's first film, it was no surprise that Toho green-lit a sequel. And yet Lake of Dracula is not a sequel to The Vampire doll but rather a whole new story, albeit told in a similar fashion.

A schoolteacher named Akiko has been haunted by a childhood dream. Her investigation leads her to her sister Sanae and a mysterious vampire linage. When compared to the previous film, Lake of Dracula lacks some of the suspense and atmosphere of the first film. The story is also less cohesive though it does make up for it by having a nice relationship between the two sisters that gives the film some emotional backing. There's a lot to enjoy here for those who liked the first film.

helpful•1