Blood: The Last Vampire
A tormented half-vampire samurai battles blood-drinking demons across a 1970 Tokyo military base while pursuing the creature responsible for her father's death.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- kinetic
- grim
- pulp
- action movie night
- vampire marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the live-action anime adaptation tedious and amateurish, with a convoluted plot, weak acting, and underwhelming effects despite Gianna Jun's committed action performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Saya is a half-breed with her human father's soul and her vampire mother's powers and bloodlust.
The story combines an American military base, a Japanese high school, sailor-suit imagery, and supernatural violence.
Saya's mission is fueled by her obsession with confronting Onigen, who killed her father.
The film is a live-action remake of the anime property and emphasizes martial-arts choreography, swordplay, and CGI vampire effects.
Films like Blood: The Last Vampire, and why
Underworld
stylized vampire action, martial arts combat, and a conflicted supernatural heroine
Blade
female-led vampire mythology, kinetic violence, and heightened supernatural action
Ninja Assassin
Japanese-set supernatural combat, swordplay, and horror-inflected action spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Chris Nahon
- Release Date
- 2009-04-02
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (441)
Cast
- Gianna Jun
- Allison Miller
- Liam Cunningham
- JJ Feild
- Koyuki
- Yasuaki Kurata
- Michael Byrne
- Colin Salmon
- Andrew Pleavin
- Larry Lamb
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Blood: The Last Vampire about?
- A tormented half-vampire samurai battles blood-drinking demons across a 1970 Tokyo military base while pursuing the creature responsible for her father's death.
- What is Blood: The Last Vampire like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Blood: The Last Vampire as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Blood: The Last Vampire violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Blood: The Last Vampire as brutal.
- What did critics think of Blood: The Last Vampire?
- Critics broadly found the live-action anime adaptation tedious and amateurish, with a convoluted plot, weak acting, and underwhelming effects despite Gianna Jun's committed action performance.
- Which films are like Blood: The Last Vampire?
- Films with a similar feel include Underworld, Blade, and Ninja Assassin.
- How long is Blood: The Last Vampire?
- Blood: The Last Vampire runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Blood: The Last Vampire?
- In United States, Blood: The Last Vampire is available to rent or buy from Fandango At Home.
