The Bloodthirsty Trilogy [Blu-ray] [Region B]
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- FormatPAL
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- LanguageJapanese
- Runtime4 hours and 5
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Inspired by the runaway success of the British and American gothic horror films of the sixties, Toho studios brought the vampiric tropes of the Dracula legend to Japanese screens with The Vampire Doll, Lake of Dracula, and Evil of Dracula three spookily effective cult classics collectively known as The Bloodthirsty Trilogy. In The Vampire Doll, a young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend s isolated country home. His sister and her boyfriend trace him to the creepy mansion, but their search becomes perilous when they uncover a gruesome family history. Lake of Dracula begins with a young girl suffering a terrifying nightmare of a vampire with blazing golden eyes. Eighteen years later, the dream is revealed to be a hellish prophecy when a strange package containing an empty coffin mysteriously turns up at a nearby lake. In Evil of Dracula, a professor takes up a new post at an all-girls school only to discover the school s principle conceals a dark secret and the pupils are in grave danger. Abounding with images of dark thunderous nights, ghostly mansions and bloody fangs, Michio Yamamoto s trilogy emphasises atmosphere and style and is sure to please both fans of classic gothic horror and Japanese genre cinema. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS Review: Enjoyable Vampire Films - With the most recent Arrow Video Halloween sale on, I decided I'd pick up some good old horror movies. I picked up some Vincent Price, Lucio Fulci and some utter madness called, Tetsuo. When I made my purchase, I was recommend a box-set I had never heard of, The Bloodthirsty Trilogy. When I saw its ultra cool slip case art, I decided to check it out. After making my way through Youtube looking for some information and a trailer, I immediately bought this collection from desertcart. I saw a description that basically described these films as Japanese takes on Hammer Horror's vampire movies. These opinions are not wrong. This collection presented in 1080p is a collection of three films titled, The Vampire Doll, Lake of Dracula and Evil of Dracula. Each film features an uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM audio, the original Japanese soundtracks with newly translated English subtitles and some interesting extras. The films features in The Bloodthirsty Trilogy are not what I'd call anything special and despite what their title says, they really don't have anything to do with the Dracula story. They were however easy to watch and highly enjoyable. If you're like me and enjoy the previously mentioned Hammer films, you'll definitely get a kick out of these three movies. The films are around the 70-80 minute mark and don't dragged too long. In fact, they go by rather quickly. A bonus considering it could be so easy to make this sort of film rather dull. The stories are quite simply three movies about suspicions of vampirism with the main characters investigating and handling the problem. You'll find some nice vampire make up, as well as some pretty good acting pulling off the whole walking undead thing. There's a few moments that are very eerie. For those that like it, there's some good subtle and unsubtle gore. Mostly at the end of each film. There's a little nudity in the third film but nothing over the top. It's all very brief. I've got to hand it to Arrow Video, for films this old and unique, they did a great job of remastering the prints. The quality for The Bloodthirsty Trilogy is right on point with great clarity and sharpness. There's little to no print damage and the colours look very strong without being over saturated. You can tell the films are quite old but the quality of the source doesn't show it. These three films have aged rather well and look fantastic on bluray. The Bloodthirsty Trilogy is not going to set anyone's world on fire but it will definitely charm and entertain people who are into their Hammeresque vampire films. There's a good number of eerie moments with very few annoying jump scares. The films are all short and sweet. They will make a great binge if you feel like doing something fun over Halloween. Review: Hammer, by way of Toho - Fairly entertaining Hammer Horror inspired vampire movies from Toho, the creators of the Godzilla franchise.
| Contributor | Akira Nakao, Atsuo Nakamura, Choei Takahashi, Ei Ogawa, Fumio Tanaka, Hiroshi Nagano, Katsuhiko Sasaki, Kayo Matsuo, Kazutami Hara, Kunie Tanaka, Mariko Mochizuki, Masaru Takesue, Michio Yamamoto, Midori Fujita, Rokurô Nishigaki, Sanae Emi, Shin Kishida, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Toshio Kurosawa, Yukiko Kobayashi Contributor Akira Nakao, Atsuo Nakamura, Choei Takahashi, Ei Ogawa, Fumio Tanaka, Hiroshi Nagano, Katsuhiko Sasaki, Kayo Matsuo, Kazutami Hara, Kunie Tanaka, Mariko Mochizuki, Masaru Takesue, Michio Yamamoto, Midori Fujita, Rokurô Nishigaki, Sanae Emi, Shin Kishida, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Toshio Kurosawa, Yukiko Kobayashi See more |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 81 Reviews |
| Format | PAL |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 05027035019253 |
| Language | Japanese |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Video |
| Number of discs | 2 |
| Runtime | 4 hours and 5 minutes |
S**E
Enjoyable Vampire Films
With the most recent Arrow Video Halloween sale on, I decided I'd pick up some good old horror movies. I picked up some Vincent Price, Lucio Fulci and some utter madness called, Tetsuo. When I made my purchase, I was recommend a box-set I had never heard of, The Bloodthirsty Trilogy. When I saw its ultra cool slip case art, I decided to check it out. After making my way through Youtube looking for some information and a trailer, I immediately bought this collection from Amazon. I saw a description that basically described these films as Japanese takes on Hammer Horror's vampire movies. These opinions are not wrong. This collection presented in 1080p is a collection of three films titled, The Vampire Doll, Lake of Dracula and Evil of Dracula. Each film features an uncompressed Mono 1.0 PCM audio, the original Japanese soundtracks with newly translated English subtitles and some interesting extras. The films features in The Bloodthirsty Trilogy are not what I'd call anything special and despite what their title says, they really don't have anything to do with the Dracula story. They were however easy to watch and highly enjoyable. If you're like me and enjoy the previously mentioned Hammer films, you'll definitely get a kick out of these three movies. The films are around the 70-80 minute mark and don't dragged too long. In fact, they go by rather quickly. A bonus considering it could be so easy to make this sort of film rather dull. The stories are quite simply three movies about suspicions of vampirism with the main characters investigating and handling the problem. You'll find some nice vampire make up, as well as some pretty good acting pulling off the whole walking undead thing. There's a few moments that are very eerie. For those that like it, there's some good subtle and unsubtle gore. Mostly at the end of each film. There's a little nudity in the third film but nothing over the top. It's all very brief. I've got to hand it to Arrow Video, for films this old and unique, they did a great job of remastering the prints. The quality for The Bloodthirsty Trilogy is right on point with great clarity and sharpness. There's little to no print damage and the colours look very strong without being over saturated. You can tell the films are quite old but the quality of the source doesn't show it. These three films have aged rather well and look fantastic on bluray. The Bloodthirsty Trilogy is not going to set anyone's world on fire but it will definitely charm and entertain people who are into their Hammeresque vampire films. There's a good number of eerie moments with very few annoying jump scares. The films are all short and sweet. They will make a great binge if you feel like doing something fun over Halloween.
G**7
Hammer, by way of Toho
Fairly entertaining Hammer Horror inspired vampire movies from Toho, the creators of the Godzilla franchise.
H**S
Brilliant collection
Arrived on time great movie collection
O**E
Instant hit
Bought this for a hammer horror fiend and they loved it.
J**H
This Blu-Ray snatches!
The presentation quality of these films left me bald. Arrow Video really did that with this release and here’s hoping they can bring more Toho titles in the future!
A**R
J-Horror meets Hammer...
Three classic Japanese horror fantastically restored and presented by Arrow...Essential for fans of Asian horror & the classic style of Hammer
S**H
Japanese Hammer
Imagine a Japanese version of the classic Hammer vampire movies. Highly enjoyable and much better than I was expecting. If you are a fan of Hammer give it a try.
D**P
Dvd
Happy
H**N
Great Japanese Vampire HorrorTrilogy
Brilliant collection of vintage Japanese Vampire movies!
A**R
Buena Edición a fantástico precio
Arrow Video no decepciona y de nuevo se marca una edición cuidada (con contraportada interior) de una selección muy bien escogida. No se han olvidado de los extras. El único pero es que la edición tiene solo Dos discos para tres películas pero la compresión de calidad es muy buena. Solo cuenta con subtítulos en inglés.
M**D
Kannte ich nicht
Die Box ist super. Die Filme unterhaltsam und amüsant.
B**E
Atmosphärische Filme
In absoluter Topqualität, was sowohl Bild auch als Ton betrifft, und mit englischen Untertiteln versehen kommt diese feine Zusammenstellung japanischer Vampirfilme daher. Von einigen wenigen Splatter- und Goremomenten abgesehen wirken die sehr atmosphärischen Filme ein bisschen wie aus der Zeit gefallen. Absolut empfehlenswert für Anhänger des gepflegten Gruselns und eine schöne Ergänzung für jede Horrorfilmsammlung.
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