The Vampire Doll (1970): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1970, The Vampire Doll is a horror film directed by Michio Yamamoto, running about 71 minutes. “The curse of an undead beauty who has risen, weeping in her search for fresh blood...” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. A young man travels out into the countryside to meet his fiance, Yuko. When he arrives at the secluded house he is told by her mother that she has died in a car accident. He spends the night at the house and hears some strange sounds at night, even seeing someone that looks just like his dead love. Later he sees Yuko outside the house and follows her to a grave with her name. Cut to some days later where the young mans sister is worried since she hasnt heard from him in some time. She persuades her boyfriend to take her to the house, but is told that he already left. For the sake of proper plot development she doesnt believe Yukos mother and fakes the car breaking down so that they can investigate what really happened.

Who’s in it. The Vampire Doll stars Kayo Matsuo as Keiko Sagawa, Akira Nakao as Hiroshi Takagi - Keiko's Fiance, Atsuo Nakamura as Kazuhiko Sagawa and Yukiko Kobayashi as Yûko Nonomura, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.3/10, The Vampire Doll has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Philo and Fandor. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Vampire Doll page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Vampire Doll tend to enjoy Psycho, The Silence of the Lambs, The Shining and Alien.