Japan Release: 1985
Running Time: 80 minutes

Vampire Hunter D

Japanese Title

吸血鬼バンパイアハンターD
[Banpaia Hanta D]

Distributor: Production:

Toho
Ashi Production / Movic / CBS Sony Group

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Titles
International Title -	Initial US Title Vampire Hunter D US Distributor: Streamline Pictures (1993) / Time: 80 minutes
Alternate Titles
Vampire Hunter D [Literal translation]	Vampire Hunter: Spirit Catcher [Spanish Title]

Monsters

Werewolf

Gimlet

Golem

Chullah

Midwich Medusas

Aliens, SDF & Misc.

Vampire

Dhampir

Rei Ginsei

DL-4 Cyborg

Witch

Staff

Cast

Directed by Toyoo Ashida
Writing credits Yasushi Hirano, Hideyuki Kikuchi
Produced by Shigeo Maruyama, Yutaka Takahashi, Hiroshi Kato, Mitsuhisa Koeda, Yukio Nagasaki
Music by Noriyoshi Matsuura, Tetsuya Komuro
Cinematography by Yukio Sugiyama, Kazushi Torigoe
Film Editing by Harutoshi Ogata, Yukiko Itou
Production Design by Toyoo Ashida
Assistant Directors Takao Kato, Kenichi Yatagai

D, Dhampir Kaneto Shiozawa
D's Left Hand Ichiro Nagai
Doris Lang Michie Tomizawa
Rei Ginsei, Fiend Corps Leader Kazuyuki Sogabe
Larmica Lee, Count's Daughter Satoko Kito
Magnus Lee, Count Seizo Katou
Danton Kan Tokumaru
Midwich Medusas Kazuko Yanaga, Yoshiko Sakakibara
O'Reilly Kazumi Tanaka
Dan Rumm Keiko Toda
Feringo, Doctor Motomu Kiyokawa
Gimlet Shinya Ohtaki
Roman Yasuo Muramatsu
Greco, Mayor's Son Yusaku Yara
Narrator Ichiro Nagai

Posters

Japan

DVDs and Blu-rays

	Region 1 Vampire Hunter D: Special Edition Urban Vision (2000)
	Region 1 Vampire Hunter D Sentai Filmworks (2015)
	Region 2 Vampire Hunter D SME Visual Works (2001)
	Region 4 Vampire Hunter D Madman (2014)
	Blu-ray Vampire Hunter D Sentai Filmworks (2015)
	Blu-ray Vampire Hunter D: Steelbook Edition Sentai Filmworks (2015)

CD Soundtracks

Vampire Hunter D - Original Soundtrack
(32·8H-59)

Your Song ("D" Mix)
(12·8H-3143)

Twinkle Night
(22・8H-5114)

Background and Trivia

The movie was submitted to the US copyright office by Carl F. Macek on April 12th, 1995 with the registration number of PA0000645375. The film was submitted under the title Vampire Hunter D.
Based on the 1983 manga of the same name by author Hideyuki Kikuchi.
In an unusual move, Vampire Hunter D was released to theaters by Toho in December of 1985. Simultaneously it was released to home video by Epic/Sony Records.
The poster artwork was done by artist Yoshitaka Amano, who would also go on to work on art for Onmyoji (2001).

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