Riding on the wave of vampire movies out there is the new film Blood: The Last Vampire. This film is live action movie from a Japanese anime of the same name and stars Korean actress Jeon Ji-hyun/Jun Ji-hyun (remember her from My Sassy Girl). The actress has adopted a new Westernized name “Gianna” for this release. Not only is she changing her name, but she also transforms herself into a action star as she performs most of the stunts in the film herself. We guess Asian pop stars aren’t the only ones trying to crossover to the US.

This film is in English and has an international cast and from Korea, Japan, US, UK, and Hong Kong. Among the notable names are Japanese actress/model Koyuki, producer Bill Kong (Hero & Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and action choreographer Corey Yuen. Here’s a synopsis of the film:

On the surface, Saya (Gianna aka Jeon Ji-hyun) is a stunning 16-year old girl, 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 to an American military base in Tokyo by the clandestine organization for whom she works, Saya immediately senses that this may be her opportunity to finally destroy Onigen (Koyuki), 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 base’s general that Saya learns her greatest power over Onigen may well be her ability to make a human connection…

Currently, the film is in limited release. Check your local theaters for show times.

Blood: The Last Vampire Trailer