Vampire Moth

Kyuketsuga
Kyuketsuga
Directed by	Nobuo Nakagawa
Screenplay by	Hideo Oguni; Dai Nishijima;
Based on	An idea; by Seishi Yokomizo
Starring	Ryō Ikebe; Asami Kuji; Eijirō Tōno; Kyoko Anzai;
Cinematography	Jun Yasumoto
Music by	Masaru Sato
Production; company	Toho
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	11 April 1956 (Japan);
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Japan

Vampire Moth (吸血蛾, Kyuketsuga) is a 1956 Japanese film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa. The film has been described as the first Japanese vampire film, but in which the creature is revealed to be not supernatural, similar to The Cat and the Canary.^[2]

Release

Kyuketsuga was released in Japan on 11 April 1956 where it was distributed by Toho.^[1] As of 2008, any release of the film in the United States is undetermined.^[1] A 35mm English subtitled print is held at the Pacific Film Archive.^[1]

References

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 120.
^ Murguia 2016, p. 26.

Sources

Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 1461673747. Retrieved October 29, 2013. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
Salvador Murguia, ed. (2016). The Encyclopedia of Japanese Horror Films (National Cinemas). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1442261662. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

External links

Vampire Moth (Kyuketsuki-ga) at IMDb

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[FOOTNOTEGalbraith_IV2008120-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 120.

[FOOTNOTEMurguia201626-2] Murguia 2016, p. 26.

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