Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
“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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Part of Vampire Hunter D Collection
2 films
Cast
27 people
Yoshiaki Kawajiri Director · Hideyuki Kikuchi Author Marco D'Ambrosio Composer
Worldwide gross $151K · United States release September 21, 2001 · Produced in Japan, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$151,086
Production
Madhouse
Production
Goodhill Vision
Production
Filmlink International
Production
BMG Funhouse
Production
movic
Production
Softcapital
Production
Japan · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
バンパイアハンターD
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Canada · July 14, 2000
Premiere · Fantasia International Film Festival
Japan · April 21, 2001
Theatrical
United States · September 21, 2001
Limited theatrical
United States · February 12, 2002
Physical · DVD / VHS
United States
August 24, 2001 · Premiere · Grauman's Egyptian Theatre (Los Angeles)
September 28, 2001 · Limited theatrical · Limited expansion
September 8, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Australia
August 26, 2000 · Premiere · Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival
Czechia
December 2, 2005 · Premiere · Filmasia Film Festival
Germany
August 1, 2001 · Theatrical
Japan
December 19, 2001 · Physical · DVD
August 19, 2002 · Physical · DVD (Japanese dub)
March 26, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray (remastered version)
Mexico
March 5, 2014 · Physical
Netherlands
July 21, 2005 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
October 8, 2000 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
November 12, 2025 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 17, 2004 · Physical · DVD
July 16, 2018 · Physical · Blu-ray
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