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Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)
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Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)

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A stand-alone sequel to the original 1985 OVA adaptation of Hideyuki Kikuchi’s novel(s), Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust is a genre hybrid somewhere between post-apocalyptic western, the Castlevania games, Lovecraftian horror, dark fantasy and gothic romance with a criminally good-looking (anti)hero cutting across the wastelands on a cyber-horse. Its moody and stylish characters (designed by Yoshitaka Amano) and richly animated, blood-soaked action set pieces make it a cult classic that’s as immortal as its protagonist. Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Wicked City, The Animatrix), Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust celebrates its 25th anniversary as the ultimate gothic fever dream.

Credits

Regie
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Genre
anime, manga, action, horror, sci-fi
Speelduur
103 minutes
Land
Japan
Taal
Japanese
Ondertiteling
English

Storyline

Vampires have sunk their teeth in film history. From the OG Dracula himself and fang-tanstic turns by Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt to an overpowered, sparkly Robert Pattinson who made pale the new chic; on-screen vampires are the stuff of collective (wet) dreams. Yet, the coldest (half-)vampire of all is D, a cooler-than-Clint Eastwood dhampir and lone bounty hunter who roams a far-future Earth that has somehow become the most gothic of wastelands. D has been summoned to track down Charlotte Elbourne, a young woman who has been abducted by vampire nobleman Meier Link. At war with himself, feared by all, tortured and alone, D is set on securing his bounty.