Blood: The Last Vampire

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Citat :: In May 2006, Bill Kong, producer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero, announced that he was producing a live-action film adaptation of Blood: The Last Vampire, directed by Ronny Yu, and, like the source anime film, primarily filmed in English rather than Japanese.[23] The film's setting, however, will be shifted to 1948 at a United States Air Force Base in Tokyo, shortly after the conclusion of World War II during the American occupation of Japan.[24] Early reports indicated that the film's plot will feature Saya as a 400-year-old half human-half vampire who hunts full blooded vampires, both to rid the world of them and as they are her only source for food. She works with an organization known only as "The Council". Normally a loner, Saya forms a friendship with a young girl she meets at an American military base while preparing to battle Onigen, the highest ranking of the vampires.[25][26]

Kong and Yu originally planned to finance the project themselves, but in November 2006, Production I.G officially consented to the film and began offering financial support.[24][27] Through ties to Manga Entertainment, the French company Pathé became the film's production company.[27] Yu was retained as its producer, but Chris Nahon took over as the film's director.[28][29] Korean actress Jun Ji-Hyun, who adopted her English screen name Gianna Jun for the release, plays the role of Saya.[30] Rather than being paid a straight license, Production I.G will receive a percentage of all revenues generated by the film.[27]

Originally slated to be released worldwide in spring 2008,[27] the film premiered in Japan on May 29, 2009 under the title Last Blood (???????? Rasuto Buraddo?).[31] The film will be released in the United Kingdom on June 26, 2009.[32] Sony Pictures licensed the film for release in North America, where it will be released to theaters by Samuel Goldwyn Films on July 10, 2009.[33][34]