Yumi

The Modern Life of a Teenage Vampire is a 2000 Japanese adult-animated horror teen black comedy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Produced by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Tohokushinsha Film, and Mitsubishi. It received acclaim from critics, who praised its animation, characters, story, voice acting, humor, visuals, and soundtrack and motifs of grief, and self-deception. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Plot
The film follows a 16 year-old vampire named Yumi Katsuhiro

Cast
Christina Ricci as Yumi Katsuhiro

Lindsay Lohan as Himari Okunaga

Natalie Portman as Ichika

Matthew Lillard as Daichi Watanabe

Tom Hanks as Officer Okudera

Release
The film was released on July 14, 2000.

Music
The film's score was composed by David Julyan, making it Miyazaki’s second film not to be composed by Joe Hisaishi following The Castle of Cagliostro. It is also the first anime film composed by a non-Japanese composer.

Transcript
The Modern Life of a Teenage Vampire/Transcript

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Critical reception
The film holds an approval rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Trivia

 * The film's score was composed by David Julyan, making it Miyazaki’s second film not to be composed by Joe Hisaishi following The Castle of Cagliostro. It is also the first anime film composed by a non-Japanese composer.