I Can't Stop Biting You
Chii Tomodachi
Krvne prijateljice
Essentially comical in tone, the film portrays members of a 'Blood Donation Club' and the dangerously beautiful vampire who crashes into their lives. A highly stylised mix of genres and techniques.

In a private high school, Maki, Niko, Kaoru, and Nami, four girls who are obsessed with blood donation, have started the Blood Donation Club, distancing themselves from the whole of the school environment, with the exception of the school nurse, Ms Chihiro, who is their closest "associate". One day, Maki meets Mai in the blood donation room, and is surprised to witness her rampage against the nurses before fainting. The girls eventually learn that her full name is Mai Vlad Transylvania. She is a dropout vampire who cannot attack humans, and is in desperate need of blood. Seems like a match made in heaven, with the girls deciding to provide their new friend with blood, most frequently their own.

"I sometimes feel aware of my age especially when I'm surrounded by staff that is much younger than me, or when I'm face to face with my daughter, who is no longer a child. Consequently, I've thought about these issues in my role as a filmmaker. I felt urged to give a message to the younger generation." (Mamoru Oshii)
Section: EXTRAVAGANZA
Directed by: Mamoru Oshii
Country, year: Japan, 2022
Length: 80
Subtitles: English,Slovenian
Language: Japanese

Screening in cinema:

Sat, 11.11.2023 16:45 Kino Bežigrad Buy
Fri, 17.11.2023 19:15 Kosovel Hall Buy

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Screenplay:
Kei Yamamura
Music:
Kenji Kawai
Cast:
Nina Hillman (Mai Vlad Transylvania), Erika Karata (Maki Watabe), Nazuki Amano (Kaoru Konno), Mikoto Hibi (Nami Unten), Tamami Matsumoto (Chihiro Chimatsuri), Ichika Osaki (Jinko Sumida), Toshio Suzuki (Eito Bando), Toshio Kakei (Shinkuro Ban), Rena Matsui (Motoko Nagino)
Producent:
Production I.G.
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Sales:
Pony Canyon Inc.
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About director
Born in 1951 in Tokyo, Japan, Mamoru Oshii graduated in 1976 from a Tokyo art academy. He was making independent films already as a student. In 1980, he continued his studies at Studio Pierrot. As well as directing anime, Oshii has been involved with writing manga scripts, as well as with cartoon strips and novels. A renowned writer and director, his style of introducing introspective philosophical speculation into the world of animation has long inspired fellow filmmakers.
Filmography
1995 Kokaku kidotai (Ghost in the Shell)
2000 Avalon
2006 Tachiguishi retsuden (Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters)
2008 Sukai kurora (The Sky Crawlers)
2008 Kokaku kidotai 2.0 (Ghost in the Shell 2.0)
2015 Nowhere Girl
2023 Chii Tomodachi (I Can't Stop Biting You/Krvne prijateljice)