Vampire Clay

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Vampire Clay

2017

1h 20m

Horror

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9 Reviews

43%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

After studying in Tokyo, Kaori returns to Aina Academy to finish her prep classes for art school. Quickly outshining her jealous classmates, she soon becomes the star of the class when she discovers a bag of old, mysterious clay and uses it for sculpting assignments. Things begin to get strange, however, when students' projects are destroyed and one of Kaori's classroom rivals disappears.

Wendy Ide

Screen International

This schlocky Japanese horror about murderous, sentient modelling clay which creates havoc in a small provincial art school is so inept, you start to wonder if it's deliberately so.

Nov 30, 2017

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Katie Rife

AV Club

The film sports practical effects that reach Brian Yuzna-esque heights of giddy absurdity, including a Claymation sequence of a teenage girl being swallowed whole by a wormlike monster as she squirms and screams.

Rated: C+

Sep 26, 2017

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Scott Tobias

Variety

Umezawa's feats of stop-motion are undermined by his incoherent staging and editing, which substitute manic energy for the nuts-and-bolts of building tension and clarifying action.

Sep 21, 2017

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

Evidently, "Vampire Clay" is as messy as its basic premise, but if one decides not to take it seriously, one will come across a rather entertaining experience, in splatter/b-movie/trash fashion.

Apr 13, 2020

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Joe Lipsett

Bloody Disgusting

The effects are both the best and worst part of the film, uncanny but also not scary and, at times, unintentionally funny.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 21, 2018

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Chelsea Phillips-Carr

Goomba Stomp

It may not stick in ones mind after the end of its 81 minute runtime, but it would be hard to not enjoy oneself while watching.

Jul 20, 2018

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Audience Member

This movie is a masterpiece of Japanese horror. The special effects are top notch, and it has a very creepy, and disturbing vibe to it. The acting is definitely over the top, and the story itself isn't the greatest, but my God is this movie fun. If you're a fan of obscure Japanese horror movies, then this one is for you!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Soichi Umezawa

Director

Ena Fujita

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Asuka Kurosawa

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Yuyu Makihara

Actor

Ryô Shinoda

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Momoka Sugimoto

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Synopsis

After studying in Tokyo, Kaori returns to Aina Academy to finish her prep classes for art school. Quickly outshining her jealous classmates, she soon becomes the star of the class when she discovers a bag of old, mysterious clay and uses it for sculpting assignments. Things begin to get strange, however, when students' projects are destroyed and one of Kaori's classroom rivals disappears.

Director: Soichi Umezawa
Producer: Yoshihiro Nishimura, Soichi Umezawa
Screenwriter: Soichi Umezawa
Production Co: Soychiume Co., King Records, Nishimura Motion Picture Model Makers Group
Genre: Horror
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 23, 2018
Runtime: 1h 20m