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1959

Onna kyuketsuki

Male Vampire

女吸血鬼

(c)KOKUSAI HOEI

(c)KOKUSAI HOEI

Release Date
March, 7th, 1959
Running Time
78 min
Genre
Feature
Color
Monochrome
Screening Format
-
Screen Size
Cinema Scope (1:2.35)

[ Directed by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

SHINTOHO

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

SHINTOHO

[ Story ]

Beautiful Miwako, wife of an atomic scientist and a descendant of Shiro Amakusa who 300 years before was defeated by the Shogun, because he was a Christian is kidnapped by a mysterious Male Vampire and taken to an underground castle in southern Japan. Here she fails prey to the Vampire who was formerly a retainer of Shiro and has kept his youth for 300 years. The Vampire once loved Princess Katsuhime, the only daughter of Shiro Amakusa and after her death 300 years before has sucked the blood of virgins related to the Princess. But the Vampire cannot stand moonlight. Knowing this Miwako escapes, but is recaptured and taken back to the castle. Because she resists the Vampire, she is transformed into a wax doll. Soon Miwako's husband, daughter and policemen arrive at the castle, and after a fierce battle, the Vampire and his followers, a pigmy, a witch and a huge monster are destroyed a when powder-dump in the castle explodes.

【Quoted from Unijapan Film Quarterly 1959.2.3】

[ Contact (International) ]

INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FILMS, INC.
Tokyo Media City 5-7-1 Kinuta, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-0073
Rep: FUJIWARA Masamichi
Attn: MINAKAWA Osamu
tel: +81 3 3749 7645
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