| John Rafter Lee|| Kōichi Yamadera |- ! Leila | Pamela Segall || Megumi HayashibaraAkiko Yajima |- ! Charlotte Elbourne | Wendee Lee || Emi Shinohara |- ! D's Left Hand | Mike McShane || Ichirō Nagai |- ! Carmilla | Julia Fletcher || Bibari Maeda |- ! Borgoff Marcus | Matt McKenzie || Yūsaku Yara |- ! Nolt Marcus | John DiMaggio || Ryūzaburō Ōtomo |- ! Kyle Marcus | Alex Fernandez || Houchu Ohtsuka |- ! Grove Marcus | Jack Fletcher || Seki Toshihiko |- ! Polk | John Hostetter || Takeshi Aono |- ! Sheriff | John DiMaggio || Rikiya Koyama |- ! Benge | Dwight Schultz || Keiji Fujiwara |- ! Caroline | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn || Yōko Sōmi |- ! Machira | rowspan="2" | John DiMaggio || Rintarou Nishi |- ! John Elbourne |Motomu Kiyokawa |- ! Alan Elbourne | rowspan="2" | John DeMita || Koji Tsujitani |- ! Priest | Unshō Ishizuka |- ! Leila's Granddaughter | Debi Derryberry || Mika Kanai |- ! Old Man of Barbarois | Dwight Schultz || Chikao Ōtsuka |- ! D's Mother | Julia Fletcher || Chiharu Suzuka |} Production The idea for a new Vampire Hunter D film came after there was a fan demand to make a follow-up to Vampire Hunter D (1985). Hideyuki Kikuchi was also in favor of this as he had often complained about the "cheapness" in the look of the original film. Plans for a new film started in 1997 by director Yoshiaki Kawajiri and production company Madhouse. Producer Mataichirō Yamamoto wanted to pick up the rights to Madhouse's Wicked City. During the discussion about Wicked City, Yamamoto heard about the new Vampire Hunter D film and wanted to not only get involved with video distribution, but in production and possible theatrical release in America. The story of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust is based on the third novel in Kikuchi's series D - Demon Deathchase. The main character's design is by artist Yoshitaka Amano. Amano's art style was matched for the rest of the characters in the film by animation director Yutaka Minowa. The animation for the film was created in the Madhouse Studios in Tokyo while the post-production work was done in California. The English soundtrack for the film was recorded in 1999 before the Japanese dialogue was finished. The film's title of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust was a last-minute decision