Gianna Jun, Allison Miller, Masiela Lusha

Blood: The Last Vampire brings to life an English language live-action feature movie of the original Japanese anime feature film from a producer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero. Gianna Jun...( read more  read more... ) (My Sassy Girl, Daisy) stars in the film as Saya, a 400-year-old demon-hunting vampire slayer working undercover in Japan for a secret organization, on a mission in the Vietnam War era.

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R, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: Chris Nahon

Release Date: July 10, 2009

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DVD Release Date: October 20, 2009

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  • November 12, 2009
    Awesome carnage and fight scenes have no idea how close to the anime it is at all.
  • October 27, 2009
    Some scenes were good, though the anime is a lot better, watch it if you're curious like me or if you ain't got nothing else to do haha :P
  • October 25, 2009
    A decent but unexciting live action reworking of the original animated film (far superior) and subsequent anime series. For those familiar with the material, it's a frustrating experience. There clearly wasn't enough budget to keep the stylistic visuals consistent throughout, a...( read more)nd the lead actress is woefully miscast. Fans of the original, like myself, may be willing to overlook some of that to see what a live action film of the material looks like.

    People unfamiliar with the material already will likely turn it off before the first act is done.
  • October 24, 2009
    Great cinematography, dazzling choreography and absolutely nothing else. An embarrassing live action version of another Japanese anime plagued by cringe-worthy dialogue, acting and CG.
    Especially the CG.
  • July 30, 2009
    This is some flashy stylish high octane shit hehe a nice combination of Eastern ideas and Western help provides us with this Manga story brought to the big screen in live action.
    To be honest there isn't really anything here you haven't seen before, it has a kind of 'Blade' feel ...( read more)to it during the first half of the film with some very very nice sword fights resulting in lots of demon vampire deaths and plenty of the red stuff flying about :) the action is smooth and cool with the heroine vampire of the film in a cliched Japanese school girl outfit much like many old Capcom 2D beat em up characters from back in the day hehe and harking to Kill Bill atad too.

    As said the first half is pretty sweet despite some VERY shitty cgi demon action going on. It all tends to fall apart in the second half really, the plot gets alittle confusing and it becomes like so many Eastern action flicks with lots of sword fighting martial arts in slow mo with plenty of high wire flying about (think 'Crouching Tiger' etc.. )

    From 'Blade' with a cute half vampire half human dressed as a school girl to the usual fable, fantasy, Eastern flying about the place with swords nonsense, shame. And I gotta say..the cgi does ruin the film too, its baaaaad.
  • December 7, 2009
    For a film based on an animé, this isn't bad. Good wire work and fight choreography, decent performances and effects (but dodgy CGI at times), it tries to fill in the backstory for the lead character and introduce additional characters to pad out the slim original plot to a featu...( read more)re length. Can't see it worrying the Twilight saga's box office, though.
  • December 6, 2009
    nice....
    bloody
    cool
  • December 6, 2009
    I was pleasantly surprised by this film, initially shrugging it off due to the huge resurgence of Vampire related movies and tie-ins.
    This film has received more bad reviews than I think necessary as it really is a fun film to watch, given that the CGI in some scenes are quite da...( read more)ted for a recent film. The film really does appeal to me as an action/sci-fi movie based around an old Manga comic series featuring a vampire hunting Asian school girl.
    If you can look past the CGI and slightly confusing plot then you will enjoy this popcorn flick, I certainly did.
  • December 6, 2009
    hish....
    Great fighting scenes mind you but don't expect more than that.
  • December 5, 2009
    not much of a vamp flick but it was enjoyable.

Critic Reviews


July 9, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

This isn't a great movie. But it's sincere as an entertainment, it looks good, it's atmospheric. full review

July 8, 2009
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Blood is borderline incomprehensible. full review

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  • gwynfallan
    November 10, 2009
    In response to the two previous comments (posted months ago). After viewing the credits again and looking up filming locations online, it seems a large section (if not the majority) of the film was shot in China, often (casting) directors see "Asian" as a demographic rather than separate peoples (like Native Americans in some of the old westerns), especially given certain budgetary restraints. Though a Korean actress was cast as Saya, a Japanese actress was cast as Onigen, leading me to believe that there was a casting call for Asians (with a preference for Japanese heritage, though not necessary) and may the best woman win. Often times viewers will overlook the ethnic authenticity of a character if the actor performs well enough in their role.

    As for Haji, sadly, no, he does not make an appearance in this movie as it is based off the animated movie not the animated series.
  • marsfireignite
    July 6, 2009
    i have a question without meaning any offence . why isnt there a japanese actress in it if its a film baed on a japanese animation? im not stupid japanese and chiniese, korean,mandarin,cantonese etc are all different :O
  • kittysammie05
    July 6, 2009
    is haji in this?

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