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    BABANBA BANBAN VAMPIRE Live Action Movie Press Notes and Photo Gallery From Shochiku

    The vampire Ranmaru Mori (Ryo Yoshizawa) struggles to protect his perfect meal in the manga adaptation BABANBA BANBAN VAMPIRE. Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co., Ltd. ©️2025 Babanba Banban Vampire Film Partners © Hiromasa Okushima (Akita Shoten) 2022

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    Theatrical poster. Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co., Ltd. ©️2025 Babanba Banban Vampire Film Partners © Hiromasa Okushima (Akita Shoten) 2022

    Shochiku has provided information and photos for their new film, BABANBA BANBAN VAMPIRE (ババンババンバンバンパイア, Baban Baban Ban Banpaia), based on the manga Baban Baban Ban Vampire* by Hiromasa Okushima. The movie opened in Japan on Friday, July 4, 2025  (postponed from the rpreviously scheduled February 14th release) and will have its North American Premiere on Sunday, July 27 at the New York Asian Film Festival.

     

    Synopsis

    Ranmaru Mori (Ryo Yoshizawa) works at a public bath, but his true identity is a 450-year-old vampire. In search of the ultimate taste of "18-year-old pure blood", he watches over the growth and purity of 15-year-old Rihito Tatsuno (Rihito Itagaki), the only son of the bathhouse's owner. But one day, Rihito falls in love at first sight with his classmate Aoi Shinozuka (Nanoka Hara). If Aoi comes to reciprocate his love comes true, Rihito will be in danger of losing his virginity!
     
    Shocked by this sudden and desperate situation, Ranmaru declares, "I can't let her fall in love with Rihito!" and launches into a plan to prevent true love. However, when he visits the girl's house, Aoi, a vampire otaku, falls in love with him instead.
     
    The vampire hunter Umetaro Sakamoto (Shinnosuke Mitsushima), who wants to destroy Ranmaru, and Aoi's brother, the muscle-brained gang leader Ken (Mandy Sekiguchi), are soon drawn into Ranmaru's schemes. Misunderstandings abound, and the arrows of love become very mixed up!
     
    And in the shadows lurks Ranmaru's his sworn enemy, his own brother Nagayoshi (Gordon Maeda), waiting for the perfect moment to make his move...
     

    Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co., Ltd. ©️2025 Babanba Banban Vampire Film Partners © Hiromasa Okushima (Akita Shoten) 2022

    Details

    Release Date: Friday, July 4, 2025 (Japan)
    Release Information: Nationwide Roadshow

     

    CAST
    Ranmaru Mori: Ryo Yoshizawa
    Rihito Tatsuno: Rihito Itagaki
    Aoi Shinozuka: Nanoka Hara
    Ken Shinozuka: Mandy Sekiguchi
    Umetaro Sakamoto: Shinnosuke Mitsushima
    Nobunaga Oda: Shinichi Tsutsumi
    Haruhiko Tatsuno: Takuma Otoo
    Tamao Tatsuno: Emi Kurara 
    Chojiro Tatsuno: Takashi Sasano
    Nagayoshi Mori: Gordon Maeda

     

    STAFF
    Director: Shinji Hamasaki
    Original Story: Baban Baban Ban Vampire by Hiromasa Okushima (Published In Akita Shoten's Bessatsu Shonen Champion)
    Screenplay: Yuko Matsuda
    Producers: Yuichi Kamoi, Chihiro Inoue
    Cinematographer: Akiyoshi Yoshida

    Production Managers: Shochiku, TV Asahi
    Production: Babanba Banban Vampire Film Partners 
    Production: Darwin
    Distributor (Japan): Shochiku

    ©️2025 Babanba Banban Vampire Film Partners © Hiromasa Okushima (Akita Shoten) 2022

     
     
    *While the title of the manga is written in English as Baban Baban Ban Vampire, the anime adaptation and the live action movie were both shown internationally as BABANBA BANBAN VAMPIRE. 

    Aoi Shinozuka (Nanoka Hara) and Rihito Tatsuno (Rihito Itagaki). Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co., Ltd. ©️2025 Babanba Banban Vampire Film Partners © Hiromasa Okushima (Akita Shoten) 2022

    Ranmaru's brother - and nemesis - Nagayoshi Mori (Gordon Maeda). Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co., Ltd. ©️2025 Babanba Banban Vampire Film Partners © Hiromasa Okushima (Akita Shoten) 2022

    Vampire hunter Umetaro Sakamoto (Shinnosuke Mitsushima) and the muscle-brained gang leader Ken Shinozuka (Mandy Sekiguchi). Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co., Ltd. ©️2025 Babanba Banban Vampire Film Partners © Hiromasa Okushima (Akita Shoten) 2022

    Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co., Ltd. ©️2025 Babanba Banban Vampire Film Partners © Hiromasa Okushima (Akita Shoten) 2022

    Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co., Ltd. ©️2025 Babanba Banban Vampire Film Partners © Hiromasa Okushima (Akita Shoten) 2022

    Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co., Ltd. ©️2025 Babanba Banban Vampire Film Partners © Hiromasa Okushima (Akita Shoten) 2022

    Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co., Ltd. ©️2025 Babanba Banban Vampire Film Partners © Hiromasa Okushima (Akita Shoten) 2022

    Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co., Ltd. ©️2025 Babanba Banban Vampire Film Partners © Hiromasa Okushima (Akita Shoten) 2022

    Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co., Ltd. ©️2025 Babanba Banban Vampire Film Partners © Hiromasa Okushima (Akita Shoten) 2022

    Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co., Ltd. ©️2025 Babanba Banban Vampire Film Partners © Hiromasa Okushima (Akita Shoten) 2022

    Title logo courtesy of Shochiku Co., Ltd. ©️2025 Babanba Banban Vampire Film Partners © Hiromasa Okushima (Akita Shoten) 2022


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    Shochiku traces its origins to 1895 when Takejiro Otani presented his first stage play. They also produced the first color motion picture in Japan, and have expanded into TV dramas, video contents, Kabuki presentation, theater operations, and real estate. The company has become a symbol of enduring tradition as the exclusive promoter of the Kabuki theater in Japan as well as widely known as the creator of the world’s longest-running feature film series, TORA-SAN. The company is making all possible efforts to develop business in various fields, including multimedia and co-productions, across generation, national, and cultural borders.

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