Genre

Live action adaptation of Japanese horror anime film of same name. Directed by Chris Nahon and filmed on location in Argentina and China.

Synopsis

On the surface, Saya is a stunning 16-year-old, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400-year-old "halfling." Born to a human father and a vampire mother, she has for centuries been a loner obsessed with using her samurai skills to rid the world of vampires, all the while knowing that she herself can survive only on blood like those she hunts. When she is sent onto an American military base in Tokyo by the clandestine organization she works for, Saya immediately senses that this may be her opportunity to finally destroy Onigen, the evil patriarch of all vampires. Using her superhman strength and her sword, she begins to rid the base of its evil infestation in a series of spectacular and elaborate showdowns. However, it is not until she forms her first human friendship in centuries with the young daughter of the base's general that Saya learns of her greatest power over Onigen may well be her ability for human connection...

New film, directed by Chris Nahon will be set in 1948 Tokyo, just after the bombing, just after the war. "I think it will look visually stunning because of the ruin of the city and all the death all around the city. Then the story happens right in the middle. There's a US Army camp because Japan at the time is occupied by the US. So, you have this apple pie, good old wholesome American army camp and surrounding it is death and ruin." (Interview with Ronnie Yu (director initially attached) - AICN)

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Release dates

The movie's theatrical release is 19 June 2009 in UK

Links

IMDb

Anime News Network

Aint It Cool News

Pathe Distribution (France)

Official Site

Japanese Film Site

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