The Cave of the Vampire Bats

1961 1h 26m JA

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 1

MysteryActionDrama

Synopsis

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A maiden is murdered by a mysterious ninja, unfortunately two young ladies witness this, good thing the bored Lord is walking by, he saved the girls but was too late to save the maiden, quickly he finds himself mixed up in a mystery of murdered maidens, an unknown ninja clan, attempted assassinations towards himself and a cursed vampire bat cave, can the bored Lord solve this puzzle before maidens lose their lives?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa
Saotome Mondonosuke
Noriko Kitazawa
Eiko Maruyama
Yumiko Mihara
Mayumi
Naoko Kubo
Hideo Murata
Eiko Namiki
Yoko Namiki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasushi Sasaki
Writers: Mitsuzō Sasaki, Shinji Kessoku
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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65 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Bored Hatamoto Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yasushi Sasaki, shot by Takeo Itō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hiroya Abe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shintarō Miyamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Utaemon Ichikawa and Noriko Kitazawa and Eiko Maruyama carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11135906 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yasushi Sasaki directs. Takeo Itō behind the camera. Hiroya Abe scores. Shintarō Miyamoto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
265 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Bored Hatamoto Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Yasushi Sasaki, shot by Takeo Itō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hiroya Abe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Shintarō Miyamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Utaemon Ichikawa and Noriko Kitazawa and Eiko Maruyama carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt11135906 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.