Blood: The Last Vampire Live Action Trailer Promises Blood
Pathé has recently released the trailer for the live action adaptation of Mamoru Oshii and Hiroyuki Kitakubo’s Blood: The Last Vampire anime:
Directed by Chris Nahon, the movie was written by Production IG’s Kenji Kamiyama and Hong Kong’s Ronny Yu, and stars South Korean Gianna Jun (or Jeon Ji-hyun if you prefer) as the serafuku wearing sword wielding vampire busting girl, Otonashi Saya.
Meanwhile, the main antagonist, Onigen, will be played by the Japanese Koyuki.
The movie will premier in Japan (May 29, under the title Last Blood), and will then show in the United Kingdom (June 12) and France (June 17).
Interestingly enough, the film might not be aired in the United States, in 2009 at least: Universal Pictures acquired the rights for this movie last August, but they have yet to decide a date for it.
The trailer looks impressive enough, and considering that it is written by Production IG (the original studio for the anime), the adaptation seems set to stay true to its Japanese roots, unlike certain other recent adaptations.
The only point of issue seems to be how the Engrish level of the actors and actresses will turn out to be.
On the other hand, choosing Jeon Ji-Hyun as an attractive lead does help, although it will not help quell those critical of the movie industry for unerringly failing to cast Japanese actors in “Japanese” roles.
Pathé has recently released the trailer for the live action adaptation of Mamoru Oshii and Hiroyuki Kitakubo’s Blood: The Last Vampire anime:
Directed by Chris Nahon, the movie was written by Production IG’s Kenji Kamiyama and Hong Kong’s Ronny Yu, and stars South Korean Gianna Jun (or Jeon Ji-hyun if you prefer) as the serafuku wearing sword wielding vampire busting girl, Otonashi Saya.
Meanwhile, the main antagonist, Onigen, will be played by the Japanese Koyuki.
The movie will premier in Japan (May 29, under the title Last Blood), and will then show in the United Kingdom (June 12) and France (June 17).
Interestingly enough, the film might not be aired in the United States, in 2009 at least: Universal Pictures acquired the rights for this movie last August, but they have yet to decide a date for it.
The trailer looks impressive enough, and considering that it is written by Production IG (the original studio for the anime), the adaptation seems set to stay true to its Japanese roots, unlike certain other recent adaptations.
The only point of issue seems to be how the Engrish level of the actors and actresses will turn out to be.
On the other hand, choosing Jeon Ji-Hyun as an attractive lead does help, although it will not help quell those critical of the movie industry for unerringly failing to cast Japanese actors in “Japanese” roles.
