Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)

When a girl is abducted by a vampire, a legendary bounty hunter is hired to bring her back.

Director:

Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Writers:

Hideyuki Kikuchi (novel), Yoshiaki Kawajiri (screenplay)

Stars:

Andrew Philpot, John Rafter Lee, Pamela Adlon

Cast

Cast overview:
Andrew Philpot	...	D (voice)
John Rafter Lee	...	Meier Link (voice)
Pamela Adlon	...	Leila (voice) (as Pamela Segall)
Wendee Lee	...	Charlotte (voice)
Michael McShane	...	Left Hand (voice) (as Mike McShane)
Julia Fletcher	...	Carmila (voice)
Matt McKenzie	...	Borgoff (voice)
John DiMaggio	...	John Elbourne / Nolt / Mashira / Sheriff (voice) (as John Dimaggio)
Alex Fernandez	...	Kyle (voice)
Jack Fletcher	...	Grove (voice)
John Hostetter	...	Polk (voice)
Dwight Schultz	...	Benge / Old Man of Barbarois (voice)
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn	...	Caroline (voice)
John DeMita	...	Alan Elbourne / Priest (voice) (as John Demita)
Debi Derryberry	...	Girl (voice)

Storyline

It is many thousand years in the future. Vampires once ruled the night but have seen their numbers reduced by fearless bounty hunters. One such hunter is D, the halfbreed son of a human mother and vampire father. When a girl from a rich family is taken from her home by the vampire Meier Link, her father contracts both D and the Markus brothers (a rival group of hunters) to race to retrieve her. As the heroes fight their way through Meier's hired guards, they begin to suspect that the girl may have gone with him willingly.

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Plot Keywords:

male dhampir | hybrid | male human vampire hybrid | human vampire hybrid | bladed weapon | 

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Taglines:

When the Sun Sets... The Hunt Begins

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/gore

Did You Know?

Trivia

In an interview with the Audio Post Supervisor, Terri d' Ambrosio, the film director, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, sent them videos of old Traditional Japanese films where he wanted to get the sound of the samurai sword because he wanted something very traditional Japanese.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Title card: The distant future... vampires rule the night, but their numbers are dwindling. With huge bounties on their heads, a class of hunters has emerged: Bounty Hunters. One hunter is unlike the rest. He is a dunpeal: a half-human half-vampire. At war with himself, feared by all, tortured and alone, he is... Vampire Hunter D.

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Connections

Featured in Masters of Fantasy: The Anime Filmmakers (1998)

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Soundtracks

Tooku Made
Performed by Do As Infinity (Japanese version)

User Reviews

One heck of a disappointment...

The original Vampire Hunter D was one of the first hard-edge animes I ever saw, so I was enthusiastic about the idea of an updated version. The previews for this thing looked fantastic, sort of a goth version of Ninja Scroll. The problem is that the movie itself just doesn't measure up. The storyline is anime-mainstream garbage on the level of Pet Shop of Horrors or Sin, and while the fight scenes are alright, they just come across as watered-down Ninja Scroll. America got the added bonus of one of the worst English-language dubs this side of Ghost in the Shell, and the DVD doesn't have language options. It's a crime that this anime has been getting so much hype, when Yasuomi Umetsu's superior Mezzo Forte was released with all the fanfare of a Ralph Nader presidential race.

Details

Official Sites:

Urban Vision Entertainment Yoshiaki Kawajiri Official site - Archive - Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust [Japan]

Country:

Japan Hong Kong USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$25,521, 23 September 2001

Gross USA:

$151,086

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$151,086

Company Credits

Production Co:

Madhouse, Vampire Hunter D Prod. Committee, Filmlink International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1