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The Lady Vampire (1959)

Original title: Onna kyûketsuki

1959-03-07 · 1h 18m · JA
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Tamio takes Itsuko to an art gallery and the two find one painting is a nude portrait of Itsuko's mother, who disappeared twenty years ago when she was just a baby. No one knows the first thing about the artist who painted it, but he goes by the name Shiro Sofue, and he's always wearing shades in the daytime...

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Katsuyoshi NakatsuruWriterNobuo NakagawaDirectorShin NakazawaWriter

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Shigeru AmachiShigeru AmachiShiro Sofue / Nobutaka TakenakaKeinosuke WadaKeinosuke WadaTamio OkiJunko IkeuchiJunko IkeuchiItsuko MatsumuraYōko MiharaYōko MiharaMiwako MatsumuraAkira NakamuraAkira NakamuraShigekatsu MatsumuraHiroshi SugiHiroshi SugiWada, the butlerDen KunikataDen KunikataHoshinoKeiko HamanoKeiko HamanoWaitress in Hotel - First VictimMasao TakamatsuMasao TakamatsuDr. SakakibaraHiroshi AyukawaHiroshi AyukawaTanigawaKyôko YashiroKyôko YashiroTomokoFujie SatsukiFujie SatsukiWitch

Keywords

VampireStolen moneyEscaped convictForgeryEvil dwarf

Movie DNA

Genre affinityHorrorTheme affinityVampire · Stolen Money · Escaped ConvictPacingShortEmotional intensityEvil DwarfDirector preference458518Actor preference376266 · 348564 · 374109

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What is The Lady Vampire about?

Tamio takes Itsuko to an art gallery and the two find one painting is a nude portrait of Itsuko's mother, who disappeared twenty years ago when she was just a baby. No one knows the first thing about the artist who painted it, but he goes by the name Shiro Sofue, and he's always wearing shades in the daytime...

How long is The Lady Vampire?

The Lady Vampire has a runtime of 78 minutes.