Blind koto teacher by day, neck-biting vampire by night—Edo period's weirdest gig economy.
In Settsu Province, young women related to castle steward Tanaka Shūzen are being killed, each with fang-like bite marks on their chests. The priest Chinen suspects a vengeful plot. The next targets could be Shūzen’s daughter Myō or her fiancé Iori’s sister, Matsue. Despite Iori’s vigilance, Matsue is attacked by her koto teacher, Yamamura Kengyō, and his daughter Kaede—who are revealed to be vengeful vampires.
Practical Effects
Those fang prosthetics deserve their own credit.
Costume
Vampire cosplay in period dress hits different.
Director
Toshiyuki Shibata
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired as part of a Japanese TV anthology series adapting traditional ghost stories for modern audiences, blending kabuki theatricality with Hammer horror influences.
Erina Miyai, who plays vampire daughter Kaede, was a prolific 1970s exploitation actress; this family-friendly vampire role was unusually tame for her filmography.
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