Blood The Last Vampire

From the producer of Hero and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and the director of the Jet Li classic Kiss of the Dragon comes the hotly anticipated, Manga-inspired, live-action feature BLOOD THE LAST VAMPIRE. Based on the hit anime film of the same title, BLOOD THE LAST VAMPIRE is an edgy, modern day, English language thriller  starring the beautiful South Korean starlet Gianna Jun  (Daisy), Allison Miller (17 Again) and Koyuki Katou (The Last Samurai), and will be released in cinemas across the UK on June 26, 2009.

On the surface, Saya is a stunning 17-year-old, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400-year-old “halfling.” Born to a human father and a vampire mother, she has for centuries been a loner obsessed with using her samurai skills to rid the world of vampires, all the while knowing that she herself can survive only on blood like those she hunts.

When she is sent onto an American military base in Tokyo by the clandestine organization she works for, Saya immediately senses that this may be her opportunity to finally destroy Onigen, the evil matriarch of all vampires. Using her superhuman strength and her sword, she begins to rid the base of its evil infestation in a series of spectacular and elaborate showdowns. However, it is not until she forms her first human friendship in centuries with the young daughter of the base’s general that Saya learns that her greatest power over Onigen may well be her ability for human connection …

BLOOD THE LAST VAMPIRE, adapted for the big screen by director Chris Nahon (Kiss the Dragon), is produced by Oscar-nominated and BAFTA award-winning producer, William Kong (Hero, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, House of Flying Daggers).

BLOOD THE LAST VAMPIRE is to be released for Pathe Productions Ltd by
Warner Bros. Pictures UK on June 26

Director: Chris Nahon
Cast: Gianna Jun, Colin Salmon, Liam Cunningham and Alison Miller
Release Date: In Cinemas June 26
Cert: 18
Running Time: 88

Official Site: www.bloodthelastvampire.co.uk