Overview
In a future where vampires lurk in the shadows, one hunter stands between them and humanity's survival.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- gothic
- nightmarish
- melancholic
- late night viewing
- anime marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's crisp action, lavish animation, gothic atmosphere, and surrealist visual imagination, while finding its story thin or chaotic.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story takes place many thousands of years ahead, after vampires once ruled humanity and have been reduced by bounty hunters.
Meier Link takes Charlotte from her family, while the pursuit reveals that their relationship may be voluntary and emotionally sincere.
Critics specifically praised the film's crisp action, striking visuals, surrealist adventure, and nightmarish style.
D is the halfbreed son of a human mother and vampire father, positioning him between the two cultures at the center of the story.
Films like Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, and why
Vampire Hunter D
shares gothic vampire mythology, stylized animation, tragic romance, and supernatural bounty-hunting adventure
Ninja Scroll
shares dark fantasy world-building, elegant supernatural action, horror imagery, and tragic romantic stakes
Blood: The Last Vampire
shares gothic atmosphere, vampire lore, lavish animation, and violent supernatural adventure
Movie Details
- Director
- Yoshiaki Kawajiri
- Release Date
- 2001-04-21
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 7.7 / 10 (857)
Cast
- Andrew Philpot
- John Rafter Lee
- Pamela Adlon
- Wendee Lee
- Michael McShane
- Julia Fletcher
- Matt McKenzie
- John DiMaggio
- Alex Fernandez
- Jack Fletcher
Common questions
- What is Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust about?
- In a far-future gothic wasteland, a half-vampire bounty hunter races rival pursuers to recover a woman whose abduction may be an act of love.
- What is Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust as graphic.
- What did critics think of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust?
- Critics broadly praised the film's crisp action, lavish animation, gothic atmosphere, and surrealist visual imagination, while finding its story thin or chaotic.
- Which films are like Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust?
- Films with a similar feel include Vampire Hunter D, Ninja Scroll, and Blood: The Last Vampire.
- How long is Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust?
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust runs 103 minutes.
