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The Vampire Doll
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Wikipedia article
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| director = Michio Yamamoto
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| music = Riichiro Manabe
| cinematography = Kazutomi Hara
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is a 1970 Japanese horror film directed by Michio Yamamoto.
Plot
Returning to Tokyo from a six month business trip overseas, Kazuhiko leaves to visit his girlfriend Yuko at her isolated country home. After a week when nothing is heard from him, his sister Keiko and her fianc Hiroshi go to find him. Yuko's mother Shidu tells them that he left after being told that Yuko had died when a landslide struck her car two weeks before he arrived. Keiko suspects there is more to the story. She and Hiroshi stay and try to trace her brother's last steps and end up uncovering tragic and horrifying secrets about Shidu and Yuko.
Cast
* Yukiko Kobayashi as Yuko Nonomura
* Yoko Minazake as Shidu Nonomura, Yuko's mother
* Atsuo Nakamura as Kazuhiko Sagawa, Yuko's fianc
* Kayo Matsuo as Keiko Sagawa
* Akira Nakao as Hiroshi Takagi, Keiko's fianc
* Jun Usami as Dr. Yamaguchi
* Sachio Sakai as Taxi driver
* Kaku Takashina as Genzo
Production
'The Vampire Doll' was the first of three vampire films made by Toho studios in the 1970s. 'The Vampire Doll' was followed by 'Lake of Dracula' (1971) and 'Evil of Dracula' (1974).
Release
'The Vampire Doll' was released in Japan on July 4, 1970. The film was released in an English-subtitled format in the United States under the title 'The Night of the Vampire' on August 6, 1971. The release was limited only to Japanese theatres in New York and Los Angeles. The film has also gone under the title 'Legacy of Dracula'.
Reception
'The New York Times' gave the film a positive review, stating that the director "tells his grisly story with a cool taciturn detachment. Don't be fooled by what seems a conventional staging. There is plently lurking around the bend, some of it is hair-raising." The review also noted that the film was "exceptionally well-written, with a denouement that is fascinating andwell, almost credible. The acting is on a par with the rest."Home media
In 2018, Arrow Films released 'The Vampire Doll', along with 'Lake of Dracula' and 'Evil of Dracula', in a single Blu-ray set titled 'The Bloodthirsty Trilogy'. This release included uncompressed mono audio, Toho's export English dubs for 'Lake of Dracula' and 'Evil of Dracula', a video appraisal by Kim Newman, original trailers, and a collector's booklet in the first pressing. ('Vampire Doll' is in Japanese language/ subtitled only.)See also
*List of horror films of 1970
*List of Japanese films of 1970
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