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Vampire Hunter D

Vampire Hunter D

Animation · Fantasy · Horror · 1985

In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.

Movie details

Vampire Hunter D

“When our darkest dreams become real ...reality becomes a nightmare!”

1985 Animation · Fantasy · Horror 1h 20m

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6.6 / 10

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In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Toyoo Ashida

Written by

Yasushi Hirano

Kaneto Shiozawa

Kaneto Shiozawa

D (voice)

Michie Tomizawa

Michie Tomizawa

Doris Lang (voice)

Seizo Kato

Seizo Kato

Count Magnus Lee (voice)

Ichiro Nagai

Ichiro Nagai

Left Hand / Narrator (voice)

Kazuyuki Sogabe

Kazuyuki Sogabe

Rei Ginsei (voice)

Kan Tokumaru

Kan Tokumaru

Danton (voice)

Kazuko Yanaga

Kazuko Yanaga

Older Snake Sister (voice)

Court is in session

Put Vampire Hunter D on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.