Blood - The Last Vampire (Region 1)

Manufacturer : Manga Video
Release date : 28 August 2001
Number of discs : 1
EAN : 0660200407827
UPC : 660200407827
DVD Region : 1

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anime (10), Vampires (7), horror (4), Japan (1), animation (1), Acquired (1), anime movie (1)

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First Place Award Best Theatrical Feature Film 2001 World Animation Celebration Awards In the fall of 1966 tensions run high on the U.S. Air Force base in Japan on the eve of the Vietnam War. After a series of suspicious suicides in a nearby town an additional threa Product Description
First Place Award Best Theatrical Feature Film 2001 World Animation Celebration Awards In the fall of 1966 tensions run high on the U.S. Air Force base in Japan on the eve of the Vietnam War. After a series of suspicious suicides in a nearby town an additional threat has infiltrated the military compound - vampires. A covert team of government agents committed to the elimination of vampires dispatch a mysterious young woman named Saya who in the guise of a schoolgirl must uncover the origin of the demonic plague eliminate the ghastly beasts and stop their reign of terror before time runs out. She is the last remaining original. Painstakingly animated by the masters of Japan s Production I.G. studios (Dead Leaves Ghost in the Shell Kai Doh Maru Neon Genesis Evangelion Kill Bill) Blood: The Last Vampire is the first fully digital work of animation ever produced. Conceived in cooperation with Mamoru Oshii (Director Ghost in the Shell Patlabor The Movie Patlabor 2) and Directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo (Jojo s Bizarre Adventure Black Magic M-66) the film features character designs by charismatic illustrator Katsuya Terada (Mirai Ninja Zeiram) dynamic digital sound mixed in Hollywood and the voice talents of Youki Kodoh (Snow Falling on Cedars) as Saya. The film opened in mid-November of 2000 at Cine Saison Shibuya and several other major cities throughout Japan. Blood also played a limited theatrical run in the U.S. and was one of the first- ever features to be streamed over the Internet the day of its release on DVD. System Requirements:Running Time 83 MinsFormat: DVD MOVIE

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Saya, the last true vampire, battles the bloodthirsty demons attacking an American base in Japan during the Vietnam War. Much of the story takes place during the late afternoon and evening, and the artists use shadows, reflections, and light with exceptional skill: the look of the film is more interesting than the underdeveloped story. Saya wields a deadly sword and pursues her foes with chilling ferocity, but she's silent and sullen and fails to develop as a character: the viewer has no idea how she views her deadly occupation. Albeit a visually striking film, this dark, violent work fails to live up to its billing as "Japan's first fully digital animated feature film": the three-dimensional objects and effects are digital, but the two-dimensional characters are hand-drawn. Nor is the film really "from the creators of Ghost in the Shell." Blood came out of a group that Ghost director Mamoru Oshii organized to encourage young talent, but he didn't direct it. And at 48 minutes, it's very short for a feature, although this edition includes a rambling 21-minute making-of film and a 3-minute trailer. It seems unlikely that Blood "will transform Japanese animation," but other artists may use its visual style to tell more compelling stories with better-developed characters. Unrated; suitable for ages 17 and up for profanity, brief nudity, and considerable violence. --Charles Solomon

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