The Vampire Doll

The Vampire Doll
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Michio Yamamoto
Produced by
Screenplay by
  • Ei Ogawa
  • Hiroshi Nagano[2]
Starring
Music by Riichiro Manabe[3]
Cinematography Kazutomi Hara[3]
Production
company
Distributed by Toho
Release date
  • June 4, 1970 (1970-06-04) (Japan)
Running time
 71 minutes[4]
Country Japan
Language Japanese

The Vampire Doll (幽霊屋敷の恐怖 血を吸う人形, Chi o suu ningyo) is a 1970 Japanese horror film directed by Michio Yamamoto.[3]

Cast

  • Yukiko Kobayashi as Yuko Nonomura[5]
  • Yoko Minazake as Shidu Nonomura, Yuko's mother[5]
  • Atsuo Nakamura as Kazuhiko Sagawa, Yuko's fiancé[5]
  • Kayo Matsuo as Keiko Sagawa[5]
  • Akira Nakao as Hiroshi Takagi, Keiko's fiancé[5]
  • Jun Usami as Dr. Yamaguchi[5]
  • Kaku Takashina as Genzo[5]

Production

The Vampire Doll was the first of three vampire films made by Toho studios in the 1970s.[6] The Vampire Doll was followed by Lake of Dracula (1971) and Evil of Dracula (1975).[2][7][8]

Release

The Vampire Doll was released in Japan on July 4, 1970.[1] The film was released in a subtitled format in the United States under the title The Night of the Vampire on August 6, 1971.[9] The release was limited to New York and Los Angeles.[10] The film has also gone under the title Legacy of Dracula.[11]

Reception

The New York Times gave the film a positive review, stating that the director "tells his grisly story with a cool taciturn detachment. Don't be fooled by what seems a conventional staging. There is plently lurking around the bend, some of it is hair-raising."[12] The review also noted that the film was "exceptionally well-written, with a denouement that is fascinating and—well, almost credible. The acting is on a par with the rest."[12]

Home media

In 2018, Arrow Films released The Vampire Doll, along with Lake of Dracula and Evil of Dracula, in a single Blu-ray set titled The Bloodthirsty Trilogy.[13] This release included uncompressed Mono audio, Toho's export English dubs for Lake of Dracula and Evil of Dracula, a video appraisal by Kim Newman, original trailers, and a collector's booklet.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 Galbraith IV 1996, p. 107.
  2. 1 2 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 321.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Galbraith IV 1994, p. 373.
  4. ↑ 幽霊屋敷の恐怖 血を吸う人形
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sharp 2018, p. 5.
  6. ↑ Galbraith IV 1994, p. 204.
  7. ↑ Galbraith IV 1994, p. 225.
  8. ↑ Galbraith IV 1994, p. 194.
  9. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 424.
  10. ↑ Galbraith IV 1994, p. 195.
  11. ↑ Sharp 2018, p. 23.
  12. 1 2 Thompson, Howard (January 10, 1971). "Japanese 'Vampire Doll' Opens at Bijou". The New York Times. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  13. ↑ Squires, John (23 February 2018). "Toho's Trilogy of '70s Vampire Films US & UK Arrow Video Blu-ray Set". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  14. ↑ Weiler, Clint (April 11, 2018). "Toho's The Bloodthirsty Trilogy Blu-ray Collection from Arrow Video US in May". SciFi Japan. Retrieved May 27, 2018.

Bibliography

  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. ISBN 0-89950-853-7.
  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3.
  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 1461673747.
  • Sharp, Jasper (2018). Blood Lines: The Genealogy of Michio Yamamoto's Bloodthirsty Trilogy - Collector's Booklet. Arrow Video. ASIN B07B12HN97.

See also

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