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Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0660200407834
Format: Animated, Color, Dubbed, NTSC
Label: Manga Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageJapaneseOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Manga Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Manga Video
Release Date: July 31, 2001
Running Time: 48 minutes
Studio: Manga Video
Theatrical Release Date: August 17, 2001
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Editorial Review:
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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
Description:
As Japan's first fully-digital-animated-feature film, Blood: The Last Vampire is unlike anime features of the past. While the character designs and backgrounds were created using traditional drawing techniques, these elements were painted, compiled and filmed using computer technology. The process was enhanced by the inclusion of digital lighting effects and revolutionary computer generated models, plus a variety of innovative camera techniques. The highly technical standards used in the film also extended into the musical score and sound effects which were mixed in Hollywood, CA. A 'first-time' for an anime film, Blood: The Last Vampire features a number of American characters with more than ninety percent of the film's dialogue written and spoken in the English language. The leading role of Saya is voice acted by Youki Kodoh (Snow Falling on Cedars). The cooperative planning behind Blood: The Last Vampire was supervised under the direction of the acclaimed Japanese animation director Mamoru Oshii. Under a study group called 'Team Oshii', the majority of the creative staff where the same artists instrumental in the development and production of the smash Japanese animation masterpiece Ghost in the Shell. The film was directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo who startend later, alternate versions of two of his classics, Baseball and Football and A Place for My Stuff.
Average Rating: 
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BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE tells of the horrific events which took place in a U.S. military base in Japan, just before the Vietnam War. It seems that the populace of Yokota Air Base is unknowingly suffering from a series of vampire attacks. Unknowingly, because the victims then show up as suicide casualties. So in comes the mysterious Saya, who works in concert with a covert government agency in hunting down these vampires, which are actually blood-sucking demons called the Chiropterans. Posing as a ... Read More
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Though visually arresting, this short feature offers more style than substance, and like much anime, is limited in terms of character and narrative development. Fun for tweens and teens only.
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As a fan of the anime episodic, and anime in general, I was really looking forward to seeing this film, however I was sorely disappointed. Not because Saya, David, and Louis are portrayed differently than in the show -- I expected that, and I enjoyed seeing these characters in a different light. As mentioned by others, the promotional materials on-line and the box both promise a run time of 83 minutes, but that's a lie... they appear to be counting all the bonus material, including trailers. Also ... Read More
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Your basic vampire is perfectly suited to anime -- beautiful, seductive, and opulant.
Well, most of them, anyway. Things are a bit different in "Blood: The Last Vampire," an anime movie that bravely throws out most of the vampire preconceptions, as well as plot exposition. It's not a total success storywise, but it's an effectively dark, moody piece of bloody action.
As the movie opens, we see a mysterious young girl, Saya, on a train. When the lights go out, she savagely attacks ... Read More
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All right. This movie should not be viewed as a stand alone movie, but as the prequel for the anime ,Blood+, which uses the same charachters and plotlines but takes place in modern times. Hope that helps explain the "underdone" look of the film.
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