Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Teaser poster
Japanese name
Kanji吸血鬼ハンターD ブラッドラスト
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnBanpaia Hantā Dī: Buraddorasuto
Directed byYoshiaki Kawajiri
Screenplay byYoshiaki Kawajiri
English adaptation by
Based onVampire Hunter D Volume 3: Demon Deathchase
by Hideyuki Kikuchi
Produced by
Starringsee below
CinematographyHitoshi Yamaguchi
Edited by
  • Harutoshi Ogata
  • Satoshi Terauchi
  • Kashiko Kimura
  • Yukiko Itō
Music byMarco D'Ambrosio
Production
companies
  • Madhouse
  • Filmlink International
  • BMG Funhouse
  • Movic
  • Goodhill Vision
  • Softcapital
Distributed by
Release dates
  • July 2000 (2000-07) (Fantasia Fest)
  • April 21, 2001 (2001-04-21) (Japan)[1]
  • September 23, 2001 (2001-09-23) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes[3]
Countries
  • Japan
  • Hong Kong
  • United States[3]
LanguageEnglish
Box office$151,086

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (吸血鬼ハンターD ブラッドラスト, Banpaia Hantā Dī: Buraddorasuto) is a 2000 dark fantasy[4] vampire adventure[5] anime film produced by Madhouse, Filmlink International, BMG Japan, Movic, Good Hill Vision, and Soft Capital. It was written, directed and storyboarded by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, with Yutaka Minowa designing the characters, Yūji Ikehata serving as art director and designing the setting, and Marco D'Ambrosio composing the music. The film is based on the third novel of Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D series, Demon Deathchase.

The film began production in 1997 and was completed with the intention of being shown in American theaters. It was shown in twelve theaters across the United States and received generally positive reception from American critics.

  1. ^ a b バンパイアハンターＤ (in Japanese). Japanese Cinema Database. Retrieved July 6, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Patten-344 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Browning, 2010. p.26
  4. ^ Alspector, Lisa (26 October 1985). "Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Høgset, Stig. "Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.