Monday, February 16, 2009

Blood: The Last Vampire

Anyone who has seen the original anime that this live action version is based on would be wetting their pants in excitement for this film. This has great potential to be the best anime adaptation yet. It seems void of stupid casting decisions (Korean actress Jeon Ji Hyun looks perfect in the role of Saya), and it is reportedly going to stick very close to the source material. This gorgeous teaser trailer only heightens these expectations. For those of you unfamiliar with the story:

On the surface, Saya is a stunning 16-year old, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400 year-old halfling. Born to a human father and a vampire mother, she has for centuries been a loner obsessed with using her samurai skills to rid the world of vampires, all the while knowing that she herself can survive only on blood like those she hunts.
When she is sent onto an American military base in Tokyo by the clandestine organization she works for, Saya immediately senses that this may be her opportunity to finally destroy Onigen, the evil patriarch of all vampires. Using her superhuman strength and her sword, she begins to rid the base of its evil infestation in a series of spectacular and elaborate showdowns. However, it is not until she forms her first human friendship in centuries with the young daughter of the bases general that Saya learns her greatest power over Onigen may well be her ability for human connection.




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