Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2001)

When the sun sets, the hunt begins.

Legendary dhampir D competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to track down Charlotte Elbourne, a young woman seemingly abducted by undead nobleman Meier Link.

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Grave, classical in form, earnest and bleak.

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Cast

Andrew PhilpotD (voice)
John Rafter LeeMeier Link (voice)
Pamela AdlonLeila (voice)
Wendee LeeCharlotte (voice)
Michael McShaneLeft Hand (voice)
Julia FletcherCarmila (voice)
Matt McKenzieBorgoff (voice)
John DiMaggioNolt / Sheriff / Machira / John Elbourne (voice)
Alex FernandezKyle (voice)
Jack FletcherGrove (voice)

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Yoshiaki KawajiriDirector
Yoshiaki KawajiriScreenplay
Hideyuki KikuchiNovel
Hitoshi YamaguchiDirector of Photography
Marco D'AmbrosioOriginal Music Composer
Masao MaruyamaProducer
Mataichirô YamamotoProducer
Takayuki NagasawaProducer

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