Japan Synopsis
闇の帝王・吸血鬼ドラキュラ
“He thirsts for blood!”
Boston, United States. Dracula, the immortal vampire, interrupts a satanic ritual and flees with Dolores, the woman whom the members of the evil cult are about to murder. Overwhelmed by his love for her, and unable to drink her blood, they have a son together, whom they name Janus. (Loosely based on Marvel's The Tomb of Dracula comic book series.)
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Tomb of Dracula. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedBlood: The Last Vampire
★ 6.9 · Japan
3 sharedNoblesse: The Beginning of Destruction
★ 6.7 · South Korea
2 sharedThe Last Voyage of the Demeter
★ 7.3 · India
2 sharedRenfield
★ 6.7 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
★ 6.5 · Japan
2 sharedIron Man: Rise of Technovore
★ 5.9 · Japan
Other Titles From Toei Animation
Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Tomb of Dracula itself).
The 1979–1981 Japan Window
In the crowded 1979-1981 Japan release window, The Tomb of Dracula sits at #61 of 65. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
The Tomb of Dracula premiered in 1980 — a quieter year for Japan cinema with only 17 titles in our catalog. The 1980s overall landed 280 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 16 other Japan films in 1980.
The 536th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
16 audience reviews — more than 28% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 22th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Tomb of Dracula, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- human sacrifice · 4
- satanic cult · 4
- vampire hunter (slayer) · 3
- dracula · 3
- anime · 711
- based on comic · 58
- vampire · 36
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,327 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,459 of 2,532 (top 97%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation, TV Asahi |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | August 19, 1980 |
| IMDb | tt0412665 |