[KineJapan] Films on Catholicism/Christianity in Japanese cinema

[Jim Harper]

 The manga/light novel/anime series GHOST HUNT also features a Catholic priest as a prominent supporting character with some curious attitudes to Catholicism and the supernatural. 

All three of Michio Yamamoto's BLOODTHIRSTY vampire trilogy feature Christian elements, and the third one BLOODTHIRSTY ROSE is set in a Catholic school.

Mari Asato's FATAL FRAME movie adaptation is also set in a Catholic school.

Easily the most outrageous and entertaining anime presentation of Christianity is the HELLSING and HELLSING ULTIMATE series. These two do feature a separation between Catholicism and Protestantism, with the main human and vampire characters working for the Church of England and frequently opposed by the forces of the Vatican, their sworn enemies. 

Hope this helps!

Jim Harper.     On Thursday, 17 February 2022, 06:13:39 GMT+9, Kyle LaChance via KineJapan <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:  
 
 Hello, I am a 2nd year Master's student writing my thesis on the utilization and presentation of Catholicism historiographically in Japanese animation and cinema. Currently I have identified 3 anime and 4 live-action cinematic works which I will list below. Are there other key works that I might be missing?
Anime:Trinity BloodBlue ExorcistSeven Deadly Sins
Live-Action:Vengeance is MineSilence by Shinoda MasahiroSea and PoisonViolent Virgin
I appreciate any help and apologize for any inconvenience.
All the best,

-- 
Kyle LaChanceSecond Year in the Masters in International and Regional StudiesInternational Institute and Center for Japanese Studies


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