The Lady Vampire
女吸血鬼
Synopsis
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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Lady Vampire (aka Onna Kyuketsuki, 1958)-Trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2006-07-11
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Shigeru Amachi
Nobutaka Takenaka
Keinosuke Wada
Tamio Oki
Junko Ikeuchi
Itsuko Matsumura
Yōko Mihara
Miwako Matsumura
Akira Nakamura
Shigekatsu Matsumura
Kan Sugi
Wada, the butler
Den Kunikata
Hoshino
Tsutomu Wakui
Pygmy
Masao Takamatsu
Dr. Sakakibara
Hiroshi Ayukawa
Tanigawa
Kyôko Yashiro
Tomoko
Yōko Mifune
Midori Chikuma
Tokiko
Yuko Mandai
Keiko Hamano
Waitress in Hotel - First Victim
Fujie Satsuki
Witch
Baku Mizuhara
Fujii
Hiroshi Izumida
Aoyama
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Nobuo Nakagawa
- Screenplay & Story
- Katsuyoshi Nakatsu, Shin Nakazawa
- Original Score
- Hisashi Iuchi
- Original Title
- 女吸血鬼
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Production Studios
- Shintoho Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Nobuo Nakagawa
Katsuyoshi Nakatsu, Shin Nakazawa, Sotoo Tachibana
Hisashi Iuchi
Yoshimi Hirano
Toshio Goto
Department Leadership Roster
Toshio Goto
Editor
Nobuo Nakagawa
Director
Yoshimi Hirano
Director of Photography
Hisashi Iuchi
Original Music Composer
Katsuyoshi Nakatsu
Screenplay
Shin Nakazawa
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Lady Vampire
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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...
Who directed The Lady Vampire?
The Lady Vampire was directed by Nobuo Nakagawa.
Who stars in The Lady Vampire?
The principal cast of The Lady Vampire includes Shigeru Amachi, Keinosuke Wada, Junko Ikeuchi, Yōko Mihara, Akira Nakamura.
When was The Lady Vampire released and how long is it?
The Lady Vampire was released in 1959 with a total runtime of 1h 18m.
Who composed the musical score for The Lady Vampire?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Lady Vampire was composed by Hisashi Iuchi.
Is The Lady Vampire based on a book or true story?
The Lady Vampire is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Sotoo Tachibana".