Lake of Dracula, an Album by Lake of Dracula. Lake of Dracula begins with a young girl suffering a terrifying nightmare of a vampire with blazing golden eyes. Lake Of Dracula was a noise rock supergroup from Chicago that featured … Lake of Dracula Shadow Warrior 1971 / Colour / 2.35:1 flat letterbox / 82m. After he leaves, both Akiko's dog and Natsuko go missing. Lake of Dracula begins with a young girl suffering a terrifying nightmare of a vampire with blazing golden eyes. Takashi and Akiko take her to the hospital for an autopsy. Showing 0 comments. . The Lake of Dracula is the second of three vampire films directed by Michio Yamamoto to be released by Toho (of Godzilla fame) in the early 1970s. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. [3][4][5], Lake of Dracula was released on June 16, 1971 in Japan where it was distributed by Toho. Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. thanks! Eighteen years later, the dream is revealed to be a hellish prophecy when a strange package containing an empty coffin mysteriously turns up at a nearby lake. The other movies in the series include Vampire Doll(1970) and Evil of Dracula(1974). Akiko is then visited by her boyfriend Doctor Takashi Saki (Osahide Takahashi), whom Akiko's sister Natsuko (Sanae Emi) is also in love with. the colored one in photos was used so you can clearly see the white vinyl. Kusaku attacks her, which leads to a chase where Akiko is knocked out by a branch. As Akiko awakens, she sees a vampire just about to bite down on her neck, but is interrupted by two fisherman enquiring about a boat, which makes the vampire and Kusaku retreat. Rokuro Nishigaki's camera provides lots of atmosphere-loving, as it does, shimmering lakescapes, Martian-like skies and all things tangled branches can hide. Lake of Dracula begins with a young girl suffering a terrifying nightmare of a vampire with blazing golden eyes. When commenting, please remain respectful of other users, stay on … "[7][11], "Toho's Trilogy of '70s Vampire Films US & UK Arrow Video Blu-ray Set", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lake_of_Dracula&oldid=1014367816, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 March 2021, at 17:59. The television version runs 79 minutes, three minutes shorter than the original Japanese version, as the scene depicting the vampire decaying as he is destroyed is removed. In response, he locked the son away. Eighteen years later, the dream is revealed to be a hellish prophecy when a strange package containing an … Akiko then remembers the incident with the vampire from her youth as actually happening and that the incident made her the favourite daughter of both their parents. Akiko searches for them and finds her dog dead in a field with Kusaku near by. Lake of Dracula boasts a few impressive sequences, most notably Akiko's childhood discovery of the vampire's mansion, stunningly shot against a blood red sunset. LAKE OF DRACULA AKA: Bloodsucking Eyes; Bloodthirsty Eyes; Dracula's Lust for Blood; Japula; Lake of Death; Noroi no Yakata: Chi O Suu Me Region 0 (ALL REGION PLAY / NO REGION CODE) - NTSC Format *CUSTOM DVD* REMASTERED VERSION YEAR: 1971 Running Time: 82 mins. on carcrashh records. [7] The television version was cut to 79 minutes. Along with Takashi, Akiko decides to return to the mansion from the past where they find the dead body of the old man who lived there along with his diary. The group burst forth in … She follows the dog to a European mansion, where an old man stares at her as she chases after the dog inside. / Noroi no yakata: Chi wo su me Starring Mori Kishida, Midori Fujita, Osahide Takahashi, Sanae Emi, Shuji Otaki, Tadao Fumi, Wataru Omae, Yasuzo Ogawa, Keiichi Noda Cinematography Rokuro Nishigaki Art director Shigichi Ikuno Film Editor Hisashi Kondo Original Music Riichiro Manabe A doctor investigates the murders of several women at a lakeside resort. Synopsis A white mist flows through the woods at night. IN JAPANESE W/ ENGLISH SUBTITLES!!! At the hospital, Takashi's patient is beckoned from her bed by the vampire. A large portion of it impales him through the chest causing him to crumble into dust. In it he states that while he is not Japanese his father built the house in a remote part of Japan as he was the descendant of a vampire and wanted to avoid putting others in danger. At the same Takashi hypnotizes Akiko in order to have her relive her "dream". Lake of Dracula (9) IMDb 6.2 1h 21min 1971 16+ Lake of Dracula begins with a young girl suffering a terrifying nightmare of a vampire with blazing golden eyes. Akiko finds herself in front of a dead woman at a piano and then meets the vampire (Mori Kishida). Lake of Draculais the middle entry in the "Bloodthirsy trilogy", a series of unconnected vampire films directed by Michio Yamamoto. Image gallery for the film Lake of Dracula. Comments. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. [9], All three films in the trilogy are set for release on Blu-ray in the United Kingdom and United States by Arrow Films. Lake of Dracula begins with a young girl suffering a terrifying nightmare of a vampire with blazing golden eyes. After Takashi returns home, both Akiko and Takashi find Natsuko dying on a beach. Lake of Dracula, a side project for former and current members of Scissor Girls, U.S. With her dying breath, Natsuko begs for her corpse to be burned. The band comprises vocalist Marlon Magas, guitarist Weasel Walter, drummer Heather M. and the Manhattanite on bass. A young girl named Akiko loses her dog when walking along a beach. We don’t have any upcoming events for this artist right now. Generally it looks colourful and certain shots are beautifully composed, though as a horror film in its own right it peaks far too soon and runs out of steam barely halfway through. Lake of Dracula was released with English subtitles in the United States in August of 1973. The two are then attacked by the vampire and Natsuko. For only consisting of two vocalists, one guitarist, and one drummer, Lake of Dracula manages to create a big noise that's not soon forgotten by any mind open enough to listen. Takashi is called to the hospital when a woman with two bite holes in her neck is turned in. Shortly after a young girl and her dog wandered into the house, found the woman's corpse, and encountered the son after which he was able to help them escape. Biography Lake of Dracula was a short-lived project featuring members of various prominent 1990s Noise Rock groups. approx. His investigation leads him to believe that a vampire is responsible for the murders. Cursed Mansion: Bloodthirsty Eyes) is a 1971 Japanese horror film directed by Michio Yamamoto.[1]. Lake of Dracula is Japanese horror film and is part of The Bloodthirsty Trilogy, a trio of vampire-themed horror outings courtesy of Toho Studios. A young girl’s terrifying nightmare of a vampire with blazing golden eyes is revealed 18 years later to be a hellish prophecy. Lake of Dracula (呪いの館 血を吸う眼, Noroi no yakata - Chi o suu me, lit. [10], Fredric Milstein of the Los Angeles Times called the film "superficial, unsubtle, humorless yet stylishly horrific, appealingly gruesome and exciting. Natsuko collapses, the curse broken, as both she and the old man lose their vampiric features and return to being human corpses. Akiko returns to her childhood home and reconnects with her sister. . Featured peformers: Weasel Walter (electric guitar, producer, artwork), Heather Melowic (drums), Magas (vocals, artwork), Al Johnson (vocals), Fred Lonberg-Holm (guest, cello), Jim O'Rourke (engineer), Randy Lancelot … "[7][11] In his book Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, Stuart Galbraith IV referred to the film as an "acceptable, if unexceptional film" and that "the story is generally routine, but the Eastern locale and attempt (slight as it is) to add a little dimension to its main characters make this somewhat above average for the genre. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Sinraft Live - Lake of Dracula on AllMusic - 2008 They created one short album, 1997's Lake of Dracula, which contained ferocious, primal Rock & Roll, with Weasel Walter's guitar drenched in reverb, backed by Magas and Al Johnson's squealing, yelping, unintelligible vocals. Lake Of Dracula by ultragoji2. At the hospital, Natsuko is being prepared in a morgue when she rises from the dead and escapes. LAKE OF DRACULA is the most satisfying gothic spookhouse ride you’ll take this week. The old man himself was never a vampire, but at the age of 25 his son succumbed to vampirism and killed a woman. Rated #657 in the best albums of 1997. Linked only by director, writer and some recurring cast members, the ‘Trilogy’ is a trilogy in name only, as it doesn’t feature a continuing story of any kind and can thus be viewed in any order. The car crashes and the two battle, with Takashi being victorious after Kusaku expires. Eighteen years later, the dream is revealed to be a hellish prophecy when a strange package containing an empty coffin mysteriously turns up at a nearby lake. Lake of Dracula (呪いの館 血を吸う眼, Noroi no yakata - Chi o suu me, lit. Assembled from the lineups of THE FLYING LUTTENBACHERS, COUCH, SCISSOR GIRLS and U.S. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. And It's Dracula!!!" Watch Lake of Dracula (1971) - Ужас Movie: A doctor investigates the murders of several women at a lakeside resort. Released 15 May 1997 on Skin Graft (catalog no. The vampire fights Takashi on a balcony, but the old man, now reanimated as a vampire, grabs the vampire's leg, which causes him to stumble, breaking through the wooden railing that had been damaged during the struggle. MAPLE, LAKE OF DRACULA raise the wooden stakes for all them so-called "Super Groups. Go directly to shout page. [1] The film was released in a subtitled format in the United States in August 1973. Lake of Dracula begins with a young girl suffering a terrifying nightmare of a vampire with blazing golden eyes. [6] In the U.S. television prints of the film, the ending involving the vampire disintegrating was removed. The son eventually broke free and fed on his father who wrote the diary before he succumbed to blood loss. layer vicious, angular guitar and obtuse, howling vocals over propulsive, throbbing dance beats in an unprecedented melange of excitement and alienation! CAST: Sanae Emi, Midori Fujita, Choei Takahashi, Hideji Otaki … Lake of Dracula's career was an explosive blip, mirroring the fast-burning stints of the 70s No Wave bands its guitarist Weasel Walter fervently championed. Cursed Mansion: Bloodthirsty Eyes) is a 1971 Japanese horror film directed by Michio Yamamoto. Maple and the Flying Luttenbachers, debuted in mid-1997 with a self-titled album for the experimental/noise label Skin Graft. Lake of Dracula was the second of three vampire films made by Toho studios in the 1970s,[2]being preceded by The Vampire Doll (1970) and followed by Evil of Dracula (1974). Takashi spots her, but she falls down a stairway, killing herself. You won't find a lot of Japanese vampire films, but that doesn't mean the Japanese didn't know how to make such a movie work. Topics Horror, Gore, Vampires, Dracula, Dogs, Paintings, Caskets, Hypnosis, Doctors, Nurses, Hospitals, Children, Japan, Lakes, Eyes Language Japanese. Kusaku complains to the shipping agent and returns to find the coffin empty and is then attacked by the same vampire Akiko saw years earlier. Seriously disappointed that there is no terrible early-00's teen remake of Lake Of Dracula because the tagline would totally be "You've Got Mail . A Japanese vampire (Midori Fujita) with golden eyes attacks an artist (Choei Takahashi) and her doctor boyfriend (Sanae Emi). Kusaku takes her back to his home. He sets out to track the vampire down. Genres: Noise Rock. Akiko is friends with a boat operator Kusaku, who had received a strange package, which turns out to be a white coffin. LAKE OF DRACULA dir. Akiko attempts to hide in the closet, while the returning Takashi is attacked in his car by Kusaku. [8] The film is also known as Japula, Dracula's Lust for Blood, The Bloodthirsty Eyes and Lake of Death. GR-39; CD). Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Eighteen years later, the dream is revealed to be a hellish prophecy when a strange package containing an empty coffin mysteriously turns up at a nearby lake. [6] It was dubbed into English and given a television release in 1980 in the United States by United Productions of America under the title The Lake of Dracula. Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. But nightmares bleed into reality as Akiko comes face-to-face with bloody fangs, shady maniacs, and her darkest fears. 18 years later, Akiko (Midori Fujita) is living near a lake, still haunted by what has happened to her, which she believes was a dream. The film was later dubbed into English in Hong Kong and aired on television in the U.S. by UPA in 1980, as The Lake of Dracula. L.O.D. Eighteen years later, the dream is revealed to be a hellish prophecy when a strange package containing an empty coffin mysteriously turns up at a nearby lake. Meanwhile, under the vampire's curse, Natsuko returns to Akiko's home with the vampire himself. His investigation leads him to believe that a … lake of dracula song: "four teachers" monitor radio song: "brown leather" please note: vinyl was issued with and is housed in standard plain white inner sleeve. 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