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Vampire Hunter D

1985 · 80 min

A moody, gothic anime with stark action and a somber, tragic atmosphere that lingers.

Tagline
When our darkest dreams become real ...reality becomes a nightmare!
Overview
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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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • identity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • love
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour1
Realism2
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, fantasy, horror
Directed by
Toyoo Ashida
Written by
Yasushi Hirano
Starring
Kaneto Shiozawa, Michie Tomizawa, Seizo Kato, Ichiro Nagai, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Kan Tokumaru, Kazuko Yanaga, Kazumi Tanaka
Music
Tetsuya Komuro
Cinematography
Kazushi Torigoe, Yukio Sugiyama
Runtime
80 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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