My Soul Is Slashed

My Soul Is Slashed (咬みつきたい, Kamitsukitai) is a 1991 Japanese comedy horror film directed by Shūsuke Kaneko. It stars Ken Ogata as a pharmaceutical company employee who finds himself in intensive care after a critical injury, and during a transfusion is given the blood of Count Dracula.

My Soul Is Slashed
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShūsuke Kaneko
Produced byShohei Kota
Mistuo Sato
Nobuaki Murooka
Written byShūsuke Kaneko
Chigusa Shiota
StarringKen Ogata
Music byKow Otani
CinematographyKoichi Kawakami
Edited byIsao Tomita
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 1991 (1991)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

After the complete destruction of Count Dracula, his HIV-infected blood arrives in Japan, where a young scientist who is researching vampires hides it in a hospital for later experiments.

At the same time, Shutaro Ishikawa who works for a pharmaceutical company discovers a scandal, but is killed before he can make it public. In the hospital he accidentally receives some of Dracula's blood. The young scientist tells the daughter of Shutaro to drop blood on his ashes to allow him to revive.

One year later, Shutaro is reborn as a vampire. After some familiarization with his situation and help from his daughter and the scientist, his goal is to avenge his murder by feasting on the necks of the strong and virile, rapidly spreading HIV/AIDS in the process.

Cast

Reception

Hikari Ishida won seven awards for Best New Actress: Japan Academy Awards, Blue Ribbon Awards, Hochi Film Awards, Kinema Junpo Awards, Mainichi Film Concours, Nikkan Sports Film Award, Yokohama Film Festival.

Ken Ogata was nominated as Best Actor for the 1992 Japan Academy Awards, but did not win.

References
  1. Browning, John Edgar; Picart, Caroline Joan (2010). Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921–2010. McFarland & Company. p. 107. ISBN 978-0786433650.
  2. Harper, Jim (2009). Flowers from Hell: The Modern Japanese Horror Film. Noir Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 978-0953656479.


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