Vampire Hunter D (1985)

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Synopsis

Dir: Toyoo Ashida. Japanese-language Animated/Horror/Fantasy. Based on the novel by Hideyuki Kikuchi. When the young woman (voice of Michie Tomizawa) is chosen to be the next bride of a powerful vampire lord, she hires a vampire hunter (voice of Kaneto Shiozawa) to save her.

Content elements

• Frequent use of cursing; infrequent use of scatological slang, and vulgar expressions
• Infrequent use of sexual references - little detail
• Frequent portrayals of weapons and hand-to-hand violence, most in a horror context – much blood, dismemberment, and gory detail
• Frequent portrayals of transformations and frightening monsters in a fantasy context – some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of female frontal and buttock nudity in a non-sexual context – some detail

Thematic elements

• Love and sacrifice
• Protecting the innocent
• Sibling bonds

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for gore violence, nudity, and coarse language

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