For a country with such a rich visual history in their films, it would seem that another effort would’ve come along by now that tackled the so-called ‘Avant-Garde Vampire Film’ movement. Still, such is the praise being labeled on Naoki Yoshimoto’s celebrated hour-long experimental piece Kyuketsu, also known as ‘Sanguivorous’ and destined to have originally been performed with live musical accompaniment.
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Trying to move her relationship along, a young woman (Ayumi Kakizawa) finds herself struggling with strange nightmares and bizarre dreams about vampires. Her boyfriend (Masaya Adachi) finds a link involving her family discovering a coffin of a Romanian count hundreds of years ago and becoming a part of a family curse turning her into a vampire. As she delves deeper into the series of dreams and nightmares about a strange vampire tormenting her, she comes to realize the danger it poses to her and her boyfriend.
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Trying to move her relationship along, a young woman (Ayumi Kakizawa) finds herself struggling with strange nightmares and bizarre dreams about vampires. Her boyfriend (Masaya Adachi) finds a link involving her family discovering a coffin of a Romanian count hundreds of years ago and becoming a part of a family curse turning her into a vampire. As she delves deeper into the series of dreams and nightmares about a strange vampire tormenting her, she comes to realize the danger it poses to her and her boyfriend.
- 6/8/2018
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
If the mere mention of Japanese avant-garde vampires isn't enough to spur on your curiosity about this flick known as Sanguivorous, then you may just want to quietly move on to something else.
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Tidepoint Pictures will release Sanguivorous ("Kyuketsu") on November 19th. It is the first Japanese avant-garde, silent vampire movie ever made. The film focuses on a young woman suffering from mysterious physical ailments who's horrified to discover that she's descended from generations of vampires. When with her boyfriend, she struggles to control her peculiar appetite. But it's in her blood...
Sanguivorous is written and directed by Japanese filmmaker Naoki Yoshimoto and features the renowned avant-garde butoh dancer Ko Murobushi. Earllier this year the film impressed audiences in New York, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Baltimore, and DC with screenings in conjunction with live musical accompaniment by Japanese percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani and saxophonist Edward Wilkerson, Jr. This unprecedented event combined experimental filmmaking,...
From the Press Release
Tidepoint Pictures will release Sanguivorous ("Kyuketsu") on November 19th. It is the first Japanese avant-garde, silent vampire movie ever made. The film focuses on a young woman suffering from mysterious physical ailments who's horrified to discover that she's descended from generations of vampires. When with her boyfriend, she struggles to control her peculiar appetite. But it's in her blood...
Sanguivorous is written and directed by Japanese filmmaker Naoki Yoshimoto and features the renowned avant-garde butoh dancer Ko Murobushi. Earllier this year the film impressed audiences in New York, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Baltimore, and DC with screenings in conjunction with live musical accompaniment by Japanese percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani and saxophonist Edward Wilkerson, Jr. This unprecedented event combined experimental filmmaking,...
- 11/7/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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