Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust poster
Original title
吸血鬼ハンターD ブラッドラスト
Directed by
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Genre
fantasy film, vampire film, science fiction anime and manga, horror film, post-apocalyptic film, horror anime and manga
Country
United States, Japan
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
R
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 815 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A bounty hunter pursues a vampire lord who has kidnapped a woman. The hunter must compete with other mercenaries and face supernatural threats along the way.

darkgothicaction-packedbroodingatmosphericstylishviolentmelancholic

What happens

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, simply known in Japan as Vampire Hunter D (バンパイアハンターD, Banpaia Hantā Dī), is a 2000 dark fantasy vampire adventure anime film written for the screen and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. It is based on the 1985 novel Vampire Hunter D: Demon Deathchase by Hideyuki Kikuchi. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?