A silent film retelling of Bram Stoker's Dracula starring and soundtracked by Malice Mizer. Jonathan (Klaha), engaged to Cecil (Terumi Nagayoshi) has received a letter from the Earl of Dracula (Yu~ki) who asks him to travel to Transylvania to finalize the purchase of a manor which causes him to push back his wedding, soon after he arrives Dracula imprisons Jonathan and travels to London to meet Cecil. Meanwhile, the resident Vampire in London (Közi) is not happy that Dracula has gone there to hunt and attempts to thwart Dracula's wishes but is prevented by his sister the Nun (Mana) who is a minion of Dracula.
Score
Malice Mizer performs the entire soundtrack live—no traditional score exists.
Costume
Mana's nun habit alone deserves its own museum wing.
Cinematography
Deliberately anachronistic silent film aesthetic with modern gothic flair.
Director
Hiroyuki Muto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film captures 2000s visual kei at its peak theatricality—Mana's cross-dressing nun persona directly influenced decades of J-rock gender performance.
Klaha replaced Gackt as Malice Mizer's vocalist shortly before this film; his silent performance as Jonathan was literally his visual introduction to fans.
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