After her brother goes missing while he's visiting his fiancee, Yuko, in a countryside mansion, Keiko becomes concerned and decides to find him. She convinces her boyfriend to tag along and when the duo arrives at their destination, they discover that not only is Yuko dead, but strange things start happening around them. Keiko and her boyfriend must solve the mystery of the mansion and find out if Yuko is truly dead, or if she's become something else. Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Norsk
- Native Title: 幽霊屋敷の恐怖 血を吸う人形
- Also Known As: Fear of the Ghost House: Bloodsucking Doll , Legacy of Dracula , Yûrei yashiki no kyôfu: Chi wo sû ningyô ,
- Screenwriter: Ogawa Ei, Nagano Hiroshi
- Director: Yamamoto Michio
- Genres: Mystery, Horror, Supernatural
Where to Watch The Vampire Doll
Free (sub)
Cast & Credits
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![Nakao Akira in The Vampire Doll Japanese Movie (1970)]( "Nakao Akira in The Vampire Doll Japanese Movie (1970)")
Nakao Akira Main Role -
![Matsuo Kayo in The Vampire Doll Japanese Movie (1970)]( "Matsuo Kayo in The Vampire Doll Japanese Movie (1970)")
Matsuo KayoSagawa KeikoSupport Role -
![Nakamura Atsuo in The Vampire Doll Japanese Movie (1970)]( "Nakamura Atsuo in The Vampire Doll Japanese Movie (1970)")
Nakamura AtsuoSagawa Kazuhiko [Keiko's Brother]Support Role -
![Minakaze Yoko in The Vampire Doll Japanese Movie (1970)]( "Minakaze Yoko in The Vampire Doll Japanese Movie (1970)")
Minakaze YokoNonomura Shidu [Yuko's Mother]Support Role -
![Hamamura Jun in The Vampire Doll Japanese Movie (1970)]( "Hamamura Jun in The Vampire Doll Japanese Movie (1970)")
Hamamura Jun[Public Officer]Support Role -
![Usami Jun in The Vampire Doll Japanese Movie (1970)]( "Usami Jun in The Vampire Doll Japanese Movie (1970)")
Usami JunDr. YamaguchiSupport Role
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Reviews
Effectively creepy spin on the vampire mythos
The first entry in Toho's Bloodthirsty trilogy, The Vampire Doll, is an aspiring and brilliantly atmospheric spin on the classic vampire mythos. It has all the gothic trappings you'd expect from its Western counterparts while retaining all the eccentricities that come with Japanese filmmaking. A slow-burning and technically fantastic film, Director Michio Yamamoto tells his grisly story with a cool taciturn detachment, with plenty of scares lurking around the bend, some of it even hair-raising. Moody photography and classy art direction sell the isolated mansion setting with eerie grace and although the relatively simple story may not be anything new, it is written exceptionally well and told at a steady pace to keep maximum attention, the fantastic performances from the cast certainly help to sell it. The film's dark spot for me is Riichirō Manabe's score, while ominous, melodic and gloomy it feels overly repetitive and cheap. Fantastically made and brightly hued, The Vampire Doll is not entirely faultless but for fans of old-school atmospheric scares, it's a corker.Was this review helpful to you?
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