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Evil of Dracula

1974 · 83 min

A hushed, dreamlike gothic chiller that drifts through dim corridors and leaves a lingering sense of dread.

Directed by
Michio Yamamoto
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Starring
Toshio Kurosawa, Mariko Mochizuki, Kunie Tanaka
Tagline
The devil calls! The spirit calls!
Overview
Professor Shiraki arrives at an isolated girls' boarding school to take a new position. Upon arrival, he learns the principal's wife died in a car accident and is being kept in the cellar, according to local tradition. The principal startles Shiraki by asking him to become his successor, but Shiraki soon discovers that the principal has much darker motives.

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Directed by
Michio Yamamoto
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Starring
Toshio Kurosawa, Mariko Mochizuki, Kunie Tanaka
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • death
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, mystery
Directed by
Michio Yamamoto
Written by
Masaru Takesue, Ei Ogawa
Starring
Toshio Kurosawa, Mariko Mochizuki, Kunie Tanaka, Shin Kishida, Katsuhiko Sasaki, Mio Outa, Mika Katsuragi, Keiko Aramaki
Music
Riichirō Manabe
Cinematography
Kazutami Hara
Runtime
83 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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