血を吸う薔薇 (1974): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1974, 血を吸う薔薇 is a drama and terror film directed by Michio Yamamoto, running about 83 minutes. “The devil calls! The spirit calls!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Dracula, was shipwrecked in the 1600s in Japan, when Christianity was illegal. He was forced to spit on the cross and wander alone in the desert. Upon finding himself bleeding, he was so thirsty he drank the blood and acquired a taste for it, attacking local teenager Keiko. In present day, Professor Shiraki arrives at a girl's school where he was to be teaching, but now the principal, whose wife died in a car accident, wants Shiraki to take over for him. The principal is keeping his wife in the cellar for a week, supposedly according to local custom, to see if she might return to life. Immediately suspicious, Shiraki investigates and becomes entrenched in horror of the vampires. Three girls are caught up too, as one has already been bitten, and her roomates stay to care for her.

Who’s in it. 血を吸う薔薇 stars Toshio Kurosawa as Professor Shiraki, Mariko Mochizuki as Kumi Saijou, Kunie Tanaka as Dr. Shimomura and Shin Kishida as The Principal, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, 血を吸う薔薇 has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In Reino Unido you can stream it on Arrow Video Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 血を吸う薔薇 page.

If you liked it. Fans of 血を吸う薔薇 tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.