Blood-Club Dolls 2

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Blood-Club Dolls 2
Directed byShutaro Oku
Screenplay by
  • Junichi Fujisaku
  • Shutaro Oku
Based onBlood-C
by Production I.G and CLAMP
Produced bySennosuke Okumura
Starring
CinematographyAkinaga Fujii
Music byKōsuke Nishimoto
Distributed by
Release date
July 11, 2020 (2020-07-11)
Running time
75 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Blood-Club Dolls 2[a] is a 2020 Japanese action horror film based on 2011 anime series Blood-C co-created by studio Production I.G and manga artist group CLAMP. The film is a second part of the two-part film, following in 2018. The film is directed and written by Shutaro Oku, with Junichi Fujisaku as a co-writer, and distributed by NEGA and MOVIC. The film stars Ryūnosuke Matsumura, Ryō Kitazano, Kanon Miyahara, Keisuke Minami, and Maon Kurosaki. The film was released in Japanese theaters on July 11, 2020.[2]

Blood-Club Dolls 2 picks up where Blood-Club Dolls 1 left off, and is also set before the events of Blood-C: The Last Dark anime film (2012), as Saya Kisaragi is continuing her pursuit to find Fumito Nanahara; in the universe Blood-C, humanity are secretly preyed upon a race called the Elder Bairns.[b] The film focuses on Sōen (who was introduced in Blood-C: The Last Mind stage play), and his underground fightclub called "Blood-Club".[3]

The film marks the third live-action film adaptation for the Blood-C series, and a fourth for the Blood franchise since Blood: The Last Vampire (2009).[4]

Premise[]

"Winners' wishes are granted and losers die in the underground fights at "Blood-Club", which gets shuttered only to spring up in a new spot. The fighters include megastar idols, and big wigs from politics and the underworld frequent the VIP room. But then a police investigation reaches the associates vying for massive power. Detective Mito and the police department are continuing their investigation. Arisugawa heads for Nanahara and his subordinates to rescue gladiator Aiba. Sōen, who's fascinated by Michiru, tries to work with her. What direction is this strange and dangerous love triangle headed with memories of a girl in men's mind? The truth of the '32 murder' rewritten in blood of the Elder Bairn…a girl in a sailor suited school uniform named Saya wields the sword and disturbs them…will the light of the future shine on the cruel history of blood shed around Saya and the Nanahara family?"

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Cast[]

See also: List of Blood-C characters
  • Ryūnosuke Matsumura as Sōen, the mafia-boss who's running an underground fight club called "Blood-Club" in Tokyo. The character was first introduced in The Last Mind stage play.
  • Ryō Kitazano as Aiba, a young man who went missing, later seen participating in "Blood-Club" underground event.
  • Kanon Miyahara as Saya Kisaragi, a humanoid Elder Bairn that wears a sailor-suited school uniform with a katana that is currently hunting down Fumito in Tokyo. The character was first introduced in the anime series.
  • Keisuke Minami as Fumito Nanahara, governor of Tokyo, and Saya's arch-nemesis. The character was first introduced in the anime series.
  • Asami Yoshikawa as Yūka Amino, a woman who works with Fumito in order to gain political power. The character was first introduced in the anime series.
  • Maon Kurosaki as Michiru Arisugawa, the daughter of the Arisugawa family.
  • Tomohito Yashima as Detective Mito, a detective who's investigating "Blood-Club", and searching for Aiba.
  • Aki Asakura as Mana, Aiba's little sister who is searching for her brother.

Other cast includes Takuya Kawahara as Melody, Judai Shirakashi as Kisanuki, Naoya Gomoto as Ginroku, Junji Shimizu as Higawa Mizunashi, Rie Sakurai as Yumi, Kō Hosokawa as Karajishi, Ren Yagami as Sogabe, Shōta Takasaki as Kōhan, Taishi Sugie as Reiji, Ryosei Tanaka as Kuroda, Yuya Asato as Sukegawa, Dai Hasegawa as Kada, and Yōji Tanaka as Kuzū. Takumi Kizu, Takeshi Maeda, Narushi Ikeda and Bernard Ackah also appear in an undisclosed roles.[5][2]

Production[]

Development[]

In February 2018, it was announced that Blood-C was receiving another live-action film adaptation with a new story.[6] On August 2018, the website announced that Blood-Club Dolls is a two-part film project.[7][8][9][10][2] The staff members such as director and screenwriter Shutaro Oku, and co-screenwriter Junichi Fujisaku resumed their roles from , while Sennosuke Okumura now acted as a sole producer, with Akinaga Fujii in charge of the cinematography.[11]

Casting[]

The majority of the actors from The Last Mind stage play, Asura Girl and returned, with Ryūnosuke Matsumura, Kanon Miyahara, Keisuke Minami, and Asami Yoshikawa reprising their respective roles as Sōen, Saya, Fumito Nanahara and Yūka Amino, with Ryō Kitazono and singer Maon Kurosaki as Aiba and Michiru Arisugawa respectively. Takumi Kizu, Narushi Ikeda, and martial artist Bernard Ackah was also cast for this film.[5][10][2]

Filming[]

The principle photography was done back in 2018 while filming Blood-Club Dolls 1, and was filmed in various areas of Tokyo, Japan.[12]

Music[]

Kōsuke Nishimoto composed the music for Blood-Club Dolls 2. Ryō Kitazano provided the theme song for the film, titled "Over the little night".[11]

Release[]

The film was released in Japanese theaters on July 11, 2020.[11]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Stylized as BLOOD-CLUB DOLLS 2
  2. ^ Furukimono (古きもの, lit. "The Old Ones/Ancient Ones")

References[]

  1. ^ a b "BLOOD-CLUB DOLLS 2". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  2. ^ a b c d Sherman, Jennifer (2020-12-09). "New Blood-C Live-Action Film's Sequel Debuts in Summer 2020". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  3. ^ a b "BLOOD-CLUB DOLLS 2 Story". bloodclubdolls.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  4. ^ "BLOOD-CLUB DOLLS 2 Introduction". bloodclubdolls.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  5. ^ a b "BLOOD-CLUB DOLLS 2 Cast". bloodclubdolls.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  6. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (2018-02-07). "CLAMP's Blood-C Gets New Live-Action Film This Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  7. ^ Komatsu, Mikakazu (2018-08-30). "BLOOD-C New Live-Action Film BLOOD-CLUB DOLLS 1 Trailer Posted for October 13 Release". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  8. ^ "映画「BLOOD-C」新作発表、松村龍之介が「僕の初めて捧げまくり」な監督に感謝". Natalie Comic (in Japanese). 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  9. ^ "「BLOOD-CLUB DOLL2」公開日は7月11日に、キービジュアルや予告も到着". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  10. ^ a b "「BLOOD」シリーズの実写映画続編が来夏公開！松村龍之介、岐洲匠らキャスト解禁". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  11. ^ a b c Komatsu, Mikakazu (2020-06-09). "BLOOD-C Franchise's New Live-Action Film BLOOD-CLUB DOLLS 2 Hits Japanese Theaters July 11". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  12. ^ "松村龍之介、北園涼、宮原華音らが語る、身体を張った撮影秘話！映画『BLOOD-CLUB DOLLS1』公開". Enter Stage (in Japanese). 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2018-10-13.

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