Vampire Hunter D (1985)

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When our darkest dreams become real ...reality becomes a nightmare!

In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.

• Released: 1985-12-21
• Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Horror
• Runtime: 1h 20m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 555 votes

Directed by Toyoo Ashida.

Top cast

• Kaneto Shiozawa as D (voice)
• Michie Tomizawa as Doris Lang (voice)
• Seizo Kato as Count Magnus Lee (voice)
• Ichiro Nagai as Left Hand / Narrator (voice)
• Kazuyuki Sogabe as Rei Ginsei (voice)
• Kan Tokumaru as Danton (voice)
• Kazuko Yanaga as Older Snake Sister (voice)
• Kazumi Tanaka as O'Reilly (voice)
• Keiko Toda as Dan Lang (voice)
• Motomu Kiyokawa as Dr. Feringo (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Vampire Hunter D

• United States: stream on AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder, HiDive, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Hidive Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Hidive Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder, HiDive, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Hidive Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel, Hidive Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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