Vampire Hunter D (1985)

A young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her, and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.

Director:

Toyoo Ashida

Writers:

Hideyuki Kikuchi (novel), Yasushi Hirano (screenplay)

Stars:

Kaneto Shiozawa, Michie Tomizawa, Seizô Katô

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kaneto Shiozawa	...	D (voice)
Michie Tomizawa	...	Doris (voice)
Seizô Katô	...	Lee (voice)
Satoko Kifuji	...	Lamika (voice)
Kazuyuki Sogabe	...	Rei Ginsei (voice)
Motomu Kiyokawa	...	Feringo (voice)
Yûsaku Yara	...	Greco (voice)
Kazuko Yanaga	...	Older Snake Sister (voice)
Yoshiko Sakakibara	...	Younger Snake Sister (voice)
Keiko Toda	...	Dan (voice)
Yasuo Muramatsu	...	Roman (voice)
Kan Tokumaru	...	Danton (voice)
Ichirô Nagai	...	Left Hand / Narrator (voice)
Kazumi Tanaka	...	O'Reilly (voice)
Shinya Ôtaki	...	Gimlet (voice)

Storyline

A young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her, and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | vampire hunter | dark hero | half human | male dhampir | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

26 March 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vampire Hunter D

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ashi Productions Company, CBS Sony Group Inc., Epic/Sony

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo 6-Track Stereo (2000 Special Edition has 5.1 audio in japanese) 6-Track Stereo (2000 Special Edition has 5.1 audio in english)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When the chariot of the count arrives in the village, in the population appear Kenshirô and Lynn.

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Quotes

Count Magnus Lee: [Rei Ginsei stands between Count Lee and his wedding procession] Rei, stand aside or die.
Rei Ginsei: Your days are over, Count Lee.
[takes out Time Traveling Incense, blinding the procession]
Rei Ginsei: Wait fifty years, you said? Do you even remember what fifty years is to us? I lost my left hand because of you! I watched all my comrades die, and for what? But all that ends here and now. You're going to die, Count Lee!
Count Magnus Lee: [dissipates the candle and shatters it, then chuckles] Did you *really* think that would work on me,...
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Alternate Versions

In the Streamline Pictures English-dubbed release, a graphic shot of Count Magnus Lee's face crumbling during the final battle with D is replaced with a red flash. This change remains present in all subsequent North American prints, including the bilingual DVD and the subtitled VHS released by Urban Vision.

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Connections

Referenced in Fist of the North Star (1986)

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Soundtracks

Your Song ('D'Mix)
Lyrics by Tetsuya Komuro
Music by Tetsuya Komuro & Naoto Kine
Arranged by Tetsuya Komuro
Performed by TM Network

User Reviews

This movie Kicks

I first saw this anime on the USA channel when I was 13 and it introduced me to the world of anime. Every since that fateful day I have been watching anime; and I still find this film to be one of the best anime films I've ever seen. So what does the film have. An awesome gothic tale, a kick butt main character, who is cool and taciturn yet surprisingly sensitive. Even if you don't like Japanese animation you may like this movie, it being in the same vein as Blade and John Carpenter's Vampires. The film is dark, violent, and ultra-hip, I suggest it to anyone who wants to get into Japanese animation. A+