This movie is Toho (best known for their Kaiju movies) doing a horror movie in the vein (pun intended) of the Hammer Dracula films. Except this movie lacks anyone with the talent levels of Christopher Lee or Peter Cushing. It also lacks the blood and breasts that often graced Hammer efforts.
So what does it have? Basically, a lot of dream sequences, with the least effective vampire ever, as the main girl avoids being an unwilling blood donor a dozen times.
The movie is very slow until the last 15 minutes, when there is the confrontation with the vampire and his female acolyte, who is the main girl's sister.
The most absurd part is when the doctor rants at the vampire with "rational" explanations for the last hour of encountering supernatural stuff.
So in conclusion. Japan shouldn't do gothic horror movies, and Britain shouldn't do giant monster movies. (Yes, I'm looking at you, Gorgo and Konga!)
So what does it have? Basically, a lot of dream sequences, with the least effective vampire ever, as the main girl avoids being an unwilling blood donor a dozen times.
The movie is very slow until the last 15 minutes, when there is the confrontation with the vampire and his female acolyte, who is the main girl's sister.
The most absurd part is when the doctor rants at the vampire with "rational" explanations for the last hour of encountering supernatural stuff.
So in conclusion. Japan shouldn't do gothic horror movies, and Britain shouldn't do giant monster movies. (Yes, I'm looking at you, Gorgo and Konga!)