| Kyuketsuga | |
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 Japanese theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Nobuo Nakagawa |
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| Based on | Kyuketsuga by Seishi Yokomizo[1] |
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| Cinematography | Jun Yasumoto[1] |
| Music by | Masaru Sato[1] |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 92 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
Vampire Moth (吸血蛾, Kyuketsuga) is a 1956 Japanese film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa. It is based on the novel of the same name by Seishi Yokomizo. The film is about a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask. It has been described as the first Japanese vampire film, but in which the creature is revealed not to be supernatural, similar to The Cat and the Canary.[2] Ryō Ikebe stars as the noted detective Kindaichi Kosuke.
- ^ a b c d e f Galbraith IV 2008, p. 120.
- ^ Murguia 2016, p. 26.