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My Soul Is Slashed Directed by Shūsuke Kaneko Produced by Shohei Kota
Mistuo Sato
Nobuaki MurookaWritten by Shūsuke Kaneko
Chigusa ShiotaMusic by Kow Otani Cinematography Koichi Kawakami Editing by Isao Tomita Distributed by Toho Release date(s) 1991 Running time 98 min. Country 
JapanLanguage Japanese My Soul is Slashed (咬みつきたい Kamitsukitai) is a 1991 Japanese film directed by Shūsuke Kaneko. It was written by Shūsuke Kaneko and Chigusa Schiota and stars Ken Ogata and Hikari Ishida.
Plot
After the complete destruction of Count Dracula his HIV infected blood arrives in Japan, where a young scientist who is researching vampires hides it in a hospital for later experiments.
At the same time Shutaro Ishikawa (played by Ken Ogata) who works for a pharmaceutical company discovers a scandal, but gets killed before he can make it public. In the hospital he accidentally receives some of Draculas blood. The young scientist tells the daughter of Shutaro (played by Hikari Ishida) to drop blood on his ashes to let him revive.
One year later Shutaro is reborn as a vampire. After some familarization with his situation and help from his daughter and the scientist his goal is to avenge his murder by feasting on the necks of the strong and virile, rapidly spreading HIV.Reception
Hikari Ishida won 7 awards for Best New Actress: Japan Academy Awards, Blue Ribbon Awards, Hochi Film Awards, Kinema Junpo Awards, Mainichi Film Concours, Nikkan Sports Film Award, Yokohama Film Festival.
Ken Ogata was nominated as Best Actor for the 1992 Japan Academy Award, but did not win.External links
- Kamitsukitai at the Internet Movie Database
- Varietyjapan.com (Japanese)
- Cinemafareast.de (German)
Films directed by Shusuke Kaneko 1980s Kōichirō Uno's Wet and Swinging (1984) · Minna Agechau (1985) · Summer Vacation 1999 (1989) · Who Do I Choose? (1989)1990s Hong Kong Paradise (1990) · My Soul Is Slashed (1991) · No Worries on the Recruit Front (1991) · Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan (1993) · It's a Summer Vacation Everyday (1994) · Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) · Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996) · Haunted School 3 (1997) · Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys (1999)2000s Pyrokinesis (2000) · Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) · Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005) · Death Note (2006) · Death Note: The Last Name (2006) · God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand (2006) · Pride (2009) · Messiah (2011)Categories:- 1991 films
- Japanese films
- Japanese-language films
- Films directed by Shusuke Kaneko
- 1990s Japanese film stubs
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