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Post by soggy on Oct 1, 2022 17:53:39 GMT
With October here, I thought this would be a good time to bring up Michio Yamamoto's Bloodthirsty Trilogy on this board. The three films are a thematic trilogy with no plot connections, but all done by the same director and the theme being vampires in Japan. Unlike most Japanese horror from the 70s, these films did not draw on folklore and ghost stories, rather the director took direct inspiration from the Hammer Horror films coming out of England at the same time.
The films are as follow: The Vampire Doll (1970) Lake of Dracula (1971) Evil of Dracula (1974)
While none of the films in the series are exactly "must see" cinema, they are interesting oddities for those with a love of horror, vampires or Japanese cinema and I'd highly suggest giving them a watch. Of them my favorite is likely the second which is a LOT of fun.
Anyone else seen these or possibly planning on watching them this October?
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Oct 2, 2022 23:48:16 GMT
I own the films on Blu-ray, but I've not yet watched them. Might try to get to them this month. They look quite stylish.
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Post by soggy on Oct 6, 2022 0:02:22 GMT
I'd love to know your opinion on them! They are quite stylish.
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Post by petrolino on Oct 8, 2022 23:14:30 GMT
I bought the box-set a couple of years ago. I like the comparison to Hammer. I remember them being quite stately and sedate. Nice movies.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Oct 18, 2022 4:34:50 GMT
I'd love to know your opinion on them! They are quite stylish. Watched them all over the last few day. Not quite as strange or stylish and I had hoped or expected but all three were enjoyable slices of gothic atmosphere.
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Post by soggy on Oct 18, 2022 12:41:28 GMT
I'd love to know your opinion on them! They are quite stylish. Watched them all over the last few day. Not quite as strange or stylish and I had hoped or expected but all three were enjoyable slices of gothic atmosphere. *Some spoilers*
I enjoyed their style in the same way I enjoy a director like Tarantino (though he is a far better filmmaker). Certain shots are exact recreations of Hammer films. I love how the vampire in the third film immigrated to Japan in a time when they were still very isolationist, so it shows a fear of outsides in a way created the monster. There's a lot here that I think is fascinating as it's obviously highly inspired by European horror but I feel the director still put a very Japanese feel to the material. None of the films are great, but they are solid dream like movies that I can see myself revisiting.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Oct 18, 2022 20:42:26 GMT
Watched them all over the last few day. Not quite as strange or stylish and I had hoped or expected but all three were enjoyable slices of gothic atmosphere. *Some spoilers*
I enjoyed their style in the same way I enjoy a director like Tarantino (though he is a far better filmmaker). Certain shots are exact recreations of Hammer films. I love how the vampire in the third film immigrated to Japan in a time when they were still very isolationist, so it shows a fear of outsides in a way created the monster. There's a lot here that I think is fascinating as it's obviously highly inspired by European horror but I feel the director still put a very Japanese feel to the material. None of the films are great, but they are solid dream like movies that I can see myself revisiting.
Yes, definitely had Hammer/Euro vibes, though I'm not well versed enough to have spotted the specific references. Good point about the third film too. That would probably have the edge as my favorite of the three. All certainly worth a watch.
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