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The Vampire Doll
The Vampire Doll
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THE VAMPIRE DOLL

Chi wo sû ningyô: Yûrei yashiki no kyôfu

Directed by Michio Yamamoto
Japan, 1970
Horror

Synopsis

A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend’s isolated country home. His sister and her boyfriend trace him to the creepy mansion, but their search becomes perilous when they uncover a gruesome family history.

Synopsis

A young man goes missing after visiting his girlfriend’s isolated country home. His sister and her boyfriend trace him to the creepy mansion, but their search becomes perilous when they uncover a gruesome family history.

Our take

A distinctly chilling response to the 1970s Dracula craze, Michio Yamamoto’s macabre vampire tale nestles among the mysterious woods of the Japanese countryside. Along the eerie hallways of a decrepit gothic mansion, the air is thick with blood-curling dread, as the pull of love triumphs over death.