Blood: The Last Vampire

"Where evil grows, she preys."

2000 0h 48m JA

👍

6.9

SOLID

🥫

50%

ROTTEN

😬

METACRITIC

⭐

6.6

IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 391🥫50%Rotten Tomatoes●44Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 13,856

AnimationFantasyHorrorAction

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

In Japan, the vampire-hunter Saya, who is a powerful original, is sent by her liaison with the government, David, posed as a teenage student to the Yokota High School on the eve of Halloween to hunt down vampires. Saya asks David to give a new katana to her. Soon she saves the school nurse Makiho Amano from two vampires disguised of classmates and Makiho witnesses her fight against the powerful demon.

“Where evil grows, she preys.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Youki Kudoh
Saya (voice)
Saemi Nakamura
Nurse Makiho Caroline Amano (voice)
Joe Romersa
David (voice)
Rebecca Forstadt
Sharon (voice)
Tom Fahn
Teacher (voice)
Fitz Houston
S.P. #1 (voice)
Paul Carr
School Headmaster (voice)
Steve Blum
S.P. #2 (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Writers: Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Mamoru Oshii, Kenji Kamiyama
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: Japan

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

RUNTIME

Did you know

Tight 48-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

ERA

Did you know

26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

WORLD

Did you know

Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo, shot by Miki Sakuma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Youki Kudoh and Saemi Nakamura and Joe Romersa carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

FACT

Did you know

Marketing tagline: "Where evil grows, she preys.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hiroyuki Kitakubo directs. Miki Sakuma behind the camera. Yoshihiro Ike scores. Hiroshi Okuda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 48-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
4Directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo, shot by Miki Sakuma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yoshihiro Ike. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hiroshi Okuda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Youki Kudoh and Saemi Nakamura and Joe Romersa carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Where evil grows, she preys.".
9IMDB entry: tt0275230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "swordplay", "vampire", "anti hero", "katana".