Yahoo! Movies Japan is hosting the full Japanese trailer for Chris Nahon's live action adaptation of Blood: The Last Vampire and it features more footages we haven't seen before. Those who already seen the original OVA may recognized some familiar scenes whereas the climatic standoff between Saya (Jun Ji Hyun or "Gianna Jun") and Onigen (Koyuki) is completely fresh material. It seems there is some added plot elements to expand the back story behind the main character with the introduction of Onigen. I welcome this expansion because I always thought the original was too short and it ended abruptly while leaving some questions unanswered. In addition to the trailer, a batch of new high-res promotional photo stills is available at the French official site.

On the surface, is a stunning 16-year old, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400 year-old halfling. Born to a human father and a vampire mother, she has for centuries been a loner obsessed with using her samurai skills to rid the world of vampires, all the while knowing that she herself can survive only on blood like those she hunts.

When she is sent onto an American military base in Tokyo by the clandestine organization she works for, Saya immediately senses that this may be her opportunity to finally destroy Onigen, the evil patriarch of all vampires. Using her superhuman strength and her sword, she begins to rid the base of its evil infestation in a series of spectacular and elaborate showdowns. However, it is not until she forms her first human friendship in centuries with the young daughter of the bases general that Saya learns her greatest power over Onigen may well be her ability for human connection.