Vampires are curious creatures. They have a certain set of rules they must follow: stay out of light, must be invited in, stay away from garlic, etc. But sometimes, there are some vampires that can break the rules and walk among the living. Whichever vampire you encounter, you’re gonna have a bad time.
Here are six Japanese vampire movies. How many rules do you see watching the films? Were there any rules that were missed?
Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!
1.Yakuza Apocalypse
What’s It About: Genyo Kamura is a Yakuza boss that is also secretly a vampire. Akira Kageyama is Kamura’s second in command. He is seen as weak by the others due to hs sensitive skin and not being able to get a tattoo. One day, a gun-slinging priest named Mad-Dog arrives in Kamura’s town. Mad-Dog and Genyo Kamura fight is out and Kamura is fatally wounded. In his last moments, Kamura bites Kageyama and turns him into a vampire. While in a daze, Kageyama wanders the streets and bites a passerby, thus creating a vampire epidemic. Kageyama soon learns the secrets of his former boss in his drawn-out test of strength against Mad-Dog.
Starring: Yayan Ruhian, Hayato Ichihara, Reiko Takashima
Where To Watch: Tubi, Vudu, Pluto TV
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2. Marebito
What’s It About: Freelance cameraman Takuyoshi Masuoka carries a camera everywhere. He has become obsessed investigating the fear sensation near death. He decends into an underground labryinth beneath the city of Tokyo. While there, Masuoka encounters a homeless man that warns him of the Deros. After wandering around for hours, Takuyoshi Masuoka finds a village built by the underground dwellers. There he finds a girl chained to the wall. He takes her back to his place and notices she doesn’t eat or drink anything. Giving her the name F, he discovers that F drinks blood. In the process of caring for F, Masuoka slowly starts becoming a monster himself.
Starring: Shinya Tsukamoto, Tomomi Miyashita, Miho Ninagawa
Where To Watch: Vudu
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3. Lake Of Dracula
What’s It About: When Akiko Kashiwagi was five-years-old, she had a nightmare of a golden eyed vampire that has traumatized her life. Eighteen years later, she lives with her sister and dog in an isolated house by the lake. She is a school teacher now and tries to visit her fiance, Dr. Takashi Saeki whenever she can. One day the boat operator delivers a strange package to Akiko and she soons learn that her sister and dog are missing. Soon victims with bite marks on their necks at the hospital. Akiko asks Takashi for help as her family and friends start change around her. In her quest, Akiko soon realizes her nightmare has turned into a hellish prophecy.
Starring: Sanae Emi, Shin Kishida, Midori Fujita
Where To Watch: Tubi, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video
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4. The Evil Of Dracula
What’s It About: Professor Shiraki has just arrived at his new job. He was supposed to start teaching at the all-girls school, but the principals wife gets into a car accident and he wants Shiraki to take over for him. The principal tells him he’s keeping his wife in the basement for week to see if she returns to life, as is the custom. Professor Shiraki immediately becomes suspicious and soon becomes entrenched in the world of vampires.
Starring: Mariko Mochizuki, Shin Kishida, Keiko Aramaki
Where To Watch: Tubi, Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel
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5. The Vampire Doll
What’s It About: Returning to Tokyo from the U.S., Kazuhiko Sagawa imeediately drives out to the countryside to visit his fiance Yuko Nonomura. Her mother informs Kazuhiko of the bad news, Yuko died in a car accident two weeks prior. Kazuhiko spends the night at the isolated house and during the night overhears and sees Yuko in the nearby cemetery. A week passes and Kazuhiko’s sister, Keiko still hasn’t heard from him. She decides to go and look for him at the last place he was known to go. At the house, Yuko’s mother tells Keiko Kazuhiko left after finding out about Yuko. Keiko suspects something suspicious is happening. She begins to dig around and soons finds out the horrifying truth about the Nonomura family.
Starring: Yukiko Kobayashi, Akira Nakao, Kayo Matsuo
Where To Watch: Tubi, Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel
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