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

Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd.

Official Site: https://movies.shochiku.co.jp/bababa-eiga/ (Japan)

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

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

About Shochiku Co., Ltd.

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.