Vampire Bride

1960 1h 20m JA

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 2

Horror

Synopsis

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Kind-hearted girl next door beauty (Junko Ikeuchi) turns the heads of all the handsome boys, so three other models decide to push her off the nearest cliff. But her aunt is a witch who grants her monstrous powers to transform into a beast and get her revenge.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Junko Ikeuchi
Fujiko/Sayoko
Yasuko Mita
Tatsuo Terashima
Keiji Takamiya
Reiko Seto
Kyôko Yashiro
Hiroko Amakusa
Yuriko Tsukino

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kyōtarō Namiki
Writers: Ippei Nagasaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kyōtarō Namiki, shot by Jugyo Yoshida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

ERA

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Junko Ikeuchi and Yasuko Mita and Tatsuo Terashima carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0228367 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kyōtarō Namiki directs. Jugyo Yoshida behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kyōtarō Namiki, shot by Jugyo Yoshida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Junko Ikeuchi and Yasuko Mita and Tatsuo Terashima carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0228367 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.