Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)

A vampire named Saya, who is part of covert government agency that hunts and destroys demons in a post-WWII Japan, is inserted in a military school to discover which one of her classmates is a demon in disguise.

Director:

Chris Nahon

Writers:

Chris Chow (screenplay), Kenji Kamiyama (character)

Stars:

Ji-hyun Jun, Allison Miller, Liam Cunningham

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ji-hyun Jun	...	Saya (as Gianna)
Allison Miller	...	Alice McKee
Liam Cunningham	...	Michael Harrison
JJ Feild	...	Luke
Koyuki	...	Onigen
Yasuaki Kurata	...	Kato Takatora
Larry Lamb	...	General McKee
Andrew Pleavin	...	Frank Nielsen
Michael Byrne	...	Elder
Colin Salmon	...	Powell
Masiela Lusha	...	Sharon
Ailish O'Connor	...	Linda
Constantine Gregory	...	Mr. Henry
Joey Anaya	...	Creature
Khary Payton	...	Creature

Storyline

In 1970, the four hundred year-old skilled samurai Saya is sent to the Kanto High School in an American military base in Tokyo by the Council, a secret society that has been hunting vampires for centuries. Saya has the appearance of a teenager but is the tormented half-breed creature with the soul of her human father and the powers and need of blood of her vampire mother. She is obsessed to face the powerful demon Onigen that killed her father. In the base, Saya saves Alice McKee, who is the daughter of General McKee and commander of the base, from the attack of several vampires. When General McKee is killed by a member of the Council, Alice runs to the hotel where Saya is lodged. They join forces and go to the countryside to chase Onigen.

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Plot Keywords:

live action remake of anime | bladed weapon | vampire | demon | school | 

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Taglines:

Where evil grows she preys

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody stylized violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany] Official site [France]

Country:

Hong Kong France China

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

4 June 2009 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Blood: El último vampiro

Filming Locations:

Dali, Yunnan, China

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$110,029, 12 July 2009, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$257,412

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,874,530

Company Credits

Production Co:

East Wing Holdings, SAJ, Beijing Happy Pictures Cultural Communications Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In early announcements, it was stated that the film would be set in 1948 at a United States Army camp in Tokyo, shortly after the conclusion of World War II during the American occupation of Japan. During production, the film was shifted to be set in the 1970s instead (the original setting for the anime).

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Goofs

Saya's underwear changes during fights from longer boy pants to bikini briefs and back.

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Quotes

Onigen: You think the more demons you kill the more human you become, don't you? How naïve.

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Alternate Versions

Japanese DVD is about 2 minutes longer and contains a much longer street battle scene.

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Connections

Remake of Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)

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Soundtracks

Space Truckin'
Performed by Deep Purple

User Reviews

Not quite what I expected

The movie started out quite promisingly. But after the first 30-odd minutes, I could tell it was going to be a drag.

The stunts got old really fast, the slowmos got quite irritating (and there were *plenty* of them), the monsters that pop up do so in copious amounts for what seemed like a really small scene, the REAL monsters look like badly made puppets - and the finale was... hhmmmm. Quite a let down. Trite comes to mind. Oh, and a LOT of WTF moments.

Sorry, I'm quite prepared to leave my brains at the door for a good action flick, but this is really not it. I would have to leave my brains on the moon to find this an exciting weekend-type movie.

And I cannot for the life of me figure out how the hell this movie got an 8 rating at this point in time.