Here it is! The exclusive interview with the vampire, Kyuketu Samurai! Get to know the girl behind the blood, her thoughts on immortality, blood drinking, humans, and life for vampires after humans. And what about sunlight, crucifixes, and garlic? Do they really work? All of this and whole lot more is ahead, as Space Jockey Reviews Editor in Chief Chris Rennirt asks all the right questions! Enjoy!
Chris Rennirt: Vampires are normally reclusive and stay out of the spotlight. You, however, are a big sensation on social media. You currently have over 9,700 followers on X, with more added every day. With your awesome videos and captivating content, I’m not at all surprised. (My articles about you have even become record-breakers at Space Jockey Reviews.) Why did you decide to participate in social media, and what do you think humans find so compelling about your content?
Kyuketu Samurai: I want to increase the number of vampires. As for why humans are so drawn to my content… deep down, every single one of them wants to stop being human and become a blood-soaked vampire.
Chris: Of course, I must ask about your unique name—Kyuketu Samurai. Why did you choose that name, and what is the meaning behind it?
Kyuketu: First of all, I’m not really interested in names to begin with. I just wanted something that wouldn’t overlap with anyone else, while also making it obvious that I’m a vampire…and Japanese. “Kyuketu Samurai” was simply the first thing that came to mind. So no, there’s no deep samurai philosophy or bushido meaning behind it at all.
Chris: I’m assuming that you were once human. What do you remember about your life as a human?
Kyuketu: It wasn’t that long ago, so I remember it perfectly well. I went to a university, hung out with friends, and honestly had a pretty fulfilling life as a human. Compared to what I am now, though…all of it was garbage.
Chris: How did you become a vampire? Were you convinced to do so, or were you forcefully turned? Tell us about the experience and tell us about the vampire who turned you.
Kyuketu: It’s actually pretty common in Japan, so it’s not some special story or anything. I was walking alone at night when a vampire I’d never seen before suddenly attacked me, drank my blood, and then forced some of their own blood into my mouth before disappearing somewhere into the night. I never even learned their face or name…but thanks to that random act of whim, it still became the best day of my life.
Chris: How many humans have you turned so far?
Kyuketu: Who knows…? Just like the vampire who turned me, I’ve turned quite a few humans into vampires on a whim myself, so I honestly stopped keeping count a long time ago. But I can say for sure it’s more than I can count on both hands.
Chris: Vampires are immortal, of course. While you have a very youthful appearance with great beauty, you could be hundreds or thousands of years old. How old were you when you became a vampire, and how long have you been one?
Kyuketu: I was 22 when I became a vampire. And as for how long I’ve been one, only about half a year so far.
Chris: I know that vampires forever remain the age they were at the time they were turned. Are you satisfied with the age at which you will remain forever as a vampire?
Kyuketu: It’s honestly perfect. Absolutely perfect. Every time I see aged, ugly humans, I get this overwhelming thrill of superiority…and it makes me truly realize, from the bottom of my heart, how glad I am that I became a vampire.
Chris: If you have lived centuries, what was your favorite era and why?
Kyuketu: I haven’t lived for centuries, but this era is obviously the best one. Being able to browse through humans on social media? That’s a privilege unique to the modern age.
Chris: What is the best thing about being a vampire?
Kyuketu: Honestly, the best part is how good blood tastes. Something so easy being able to make you feel that unbelievably euphoric? Of course that’s the best thing about it.
Chris: Along with the best thing about being a vampire, what are at least five other things you would say to a human to convince him/her to become one?
Kyuketu: You gain incredible features like red eyes, fangs, and cold skin. You stop aging. You become physically stronger than humans. You’re freed from human reproduction altogether. And more than anything…being a vampire gives you this overwhelming sense of superiority and power. It simply feels amazing.
Chris: Thinking back to the time when you were human, do you ever miss anything about being human? If so, what do you miss? Also, what are the things you don’t miss about being human?
Kyuketu: There’s honestly nothing I miss about being human. Not a single thing. As for the things I definitely don’t miss…if I had to choose, it would be the weak human body, and those pathetic morals and ethics humans cling to.
Chris: How does it feel to be immortal? What are the advantages and disadvantages of living forever?
Kyuketu: What does it feel like to be immortal? An overwhelming sense of superiority. That’s the only way I can describe it. Like I said before, every time I see aged, ugly humans, I’m reminded of just how incredible a being I’ve become. And honestly, I haven’t even lived that long yet, so I can’t imagine immortality ever becoming a disadvantage. If I somehow ever got tired of living—which I seriously doubt—I could always just blow my own head off. Simple. Having the option to live forever is nothing but an unbelievable feeling of power and superiority.
Chris: How do you deal with humans noticing that you never age? Do you move around to different places, so humans don’t notice?
Kyuketu: By the time enough years pass for humans to start getting suspicious, vampires will probably already be the dominant side anyway. So I don’t think there’ll even be a need to “deal with it.” Honestly, if someone starts loudly pointing out that I never age, that probably just means they’re one of the remaining humans…and that would make them the one in danger, not me.
Chris: In some of your photos, you are on a beach, during the day, fully exposed to the sun, even wearing a bikini. Obviously, you have overcome a vampire’s inability to withstand sunlight. And that’s a great thing! It makes it easier to be a vampire, being able to come out during the day, along with being able to hang out at the beach. How did you overcome the lethality sunlight? Or perhaps the belief about sunlight destroying vampires is just a myth. Tell us about it.
Kyuketu: Honestly, I don’t even like talking about this too much…it makes humans harder to hunt. But yeah, it’s just a myth. If you actually think about it logically, it’s obvious. Sunlight isn’t magic. It’s just energy produced by nuclear fusion. And if something that simple were enough to destroy vampires—beings far superior to humans—then every living thing on Earth would’ve gone extinct a long time ago.
Chris: While we know you aren’t affected by sunlight, are you affected by any of the other usual talismans that ward off vampires–garlic, crucifixes, holy water, rosaries, etc.? If you are not affected by any, tell us why. If you are affected, tell us how you feel when confronted with them.
Kyuketu: My senses are much sharper now, so garlic smells disgusting to me. Honestly though, once you’ve tasted blood, all human food smells inferior by comparison anyway. None of it really smells “good” anymore. As for things like rosaries or crucifixes, they don’t actually affect me at all. But having them pointed at me is still irritating, because it’s such an obvious “anti-vampire” reaction from humans. Although…if the human seems especially close-minded, I’ll sometimes pretend it’s working just to mess with them for fun.
Chris: Most humans have never drunk blood. They may have tasted blood from a bleeding mouth wound, but that’s nothing like drinking it. How would you describe the taste of blood, from drinking it so purely? How do you feel as the blood energizes and nourishes you?
Kyuketu: That’s not really something words can fully describe. But if I had to put it into words…the instant it touches your tongue, it feels like your brain is exploding with pleasure and euphoria all at once. It’s nothing like the taste of blood from accidentally biting your mouth. Real blood is thicker, warmer…it feels like you’re drinking life itself. And the sensation of it sliding down your throat feels unbelievably good too. With every swallow, you can feel strength spreading through every corner of your body, like dead parts of you are finally waking up again. And blood taken directly from a human is even more intense than that. While you feel their body heat slowly fading away, you yourself become fuller, stronger, more alive. That realization—that you’re taking someone else’s life into yourself, dominating them completely—creates this overwhelming feeling of conquest and superiority that’s unbearably sweet and addictive. Once you experience that sensation even once, human food starts to feel dull and meaningless by comparison.
Chris: Of course, we know vampires only need blood for nourishment. But have you ever eaten human food (or at least tasted it) to fit into a social situation, or just to be near your prey? If you have eaten human food, what do you think of it?
Kyuketu: It’s not like human food is completely impossible for me to eat, so yeah, I’ve had it before. But honestly, I don’t really find any of it delicious anymore.
Chris: In an article I recently wrote about you, I described you as “dangerously beautiful.” I say that because your appearance, while overtly alluring and beautiful, can also be highly dangerous. As a greater contrast with beauty, you even have behaviors and looks some would describe as those of a monster. Your ability to balance beauty and deadly viscousness is outstanding among vampires I’ve seen. Why do you think humans fall victim to you, despite the danger you pose?
Kyuketu: Why are humans drawn to me despite the danger? Because deep down, they want to do the exact same things I do. They want to become a vampire like me—with red eyes, fangs, and cold skin—and literally feed on the lives of others. So even when they sense the danger in me, they’re still fascinated…because they’re projecting their own hidden desires onto me. What they really feel isn’t just fear. It’s envy.
Chris: In your profile on X, you describe vampirism as “A twisted fetish that finds sexual arousal in bloodsucking, vampirization, and dehumanization.” That’s very interesting…and intriguing! It’s yet more duality about your life and desires as a vampire. For you, there is pleasure and sexuality in the bloody, even grotesque nature of vampirism—sucking blood and the process of making someone not just less than human, but no longer human at all. Tell us more about the meaning behind your words. Give us the vampire’s perspective on the arousing nature of it all.
Kyuketu: Humans feel sexual pleasure from sex because it’s a reproductive act meant to create more humans, right? For vampires who can’t reproduce through pregnancy, turning humans into vampires fills that same role. That’s why the act of vampirization itself feels deeply sexual to us…and why even bloodsucking, which is closely tied to it, can create intense pleasure and arousal. And as for calling it “twisted”…that’s only from the perspective of the human I used to be. To the vampire I am now, it feels completely natural.
Chris: I know you currently live in Japan. Have you always lived there, or have you also lived in other countries in your lifetime? If so, where else? And where have you enjoyed living the most?
Kyuketu: I’ve lived in Japan my whole life. I don’t even have a passport. But honestly, I’m enjoying Japan too much right now, so I don’t really feel any desire to leave for another country.
Chris: Speaking of Japan, what is the vampire scene like there? Are there many others like you in Japan, or are you more of a rarity there?
Kyuketu: There are probably quite a lot of us, honestly. We can make our eyes and skin look more human if we want to…but hiding the fangs perfectly is actually difficult. So in my opinion, probably about half of the people constantly wearing masks in Japan are already vampires.
Chris: From what we see in movies and novels, many vampires are a member of a coven or clan. Are you a member of any such social group? Or are you a solitary vampire, on your own? If you are a member of a clan or coven, tell us more about it. If you are solitary, tell us how it feels to be on your own?
Kyuketu: I wouldn’t call myself completely solitary. But it’s not anything as dramatic as a “clan” or “coven” either. It’s more like groups of vampire friends. Sometimes we’ll gather together, tear apart a human, and throw these blood-soaked little parties. Passing around blood spilling out from the pieces of the body, drinking it together…it’s honestly a lot of fun.
Chris: Speaking of vampire movies, what is your favorite? Which vampire movie do you think most accurately captures what vampires are really like, and what is it about the movie that portrays them so well?
Kyuketu: It’s not a very famous one, but my favorite is a movie called Dark Town. Honestly, the story is confusing at times, and the ending feels way too rushed to call it a truly “good” ending. But more than any vampire movie I’ve ever seen, this one has humans constantly becoming vampires. And the vampires in it are actually happy about what they’ve become. They tear humans apart, drink blood openly, and the whole atmosphere feels incredibly raw and intoxicating. Even the protagonist eventually breaks mentally as a human, gives up on humanity entirely, becomes a vampire, and starts drinking blood alongside human organs. I absolutely love that part. The ending kind of kills the mood because it falls into the usual cliché of the vampires losing…but aside from that, it’s honestly amazing. Just thinking about it again makes me want to throw another blood-soaked party. The things I said above were my answers from the perspective of a vampire, but my thoughts about the movie itself are genuinely real. It was so hard to find that there weren’t even rental DVDs available, so I actually went out of my way to buy it online and rewatch it regularly. It’s a little old since it came out in 2004, but honestly, it’s an absolutely amazing movie.
https://www.amazon.co.jp/吸血家族-DVD-ロウリング・カーティス/dp/B000F5GAMM
Chris: Vampires are often romanticized in movies and novels, even though they drink blood and kill people. This irony is well exemplified in a quote from Deborah Harkness, from A Discovery of Witches: “You persist in this romantic vision of what it is to be a vampire, but despite my best efforts to curb it, I have a taste for blood.” Why do you think vampires are so romanticized? Would you describe your life as a vampire to be romantic? Explain how you feel about it, and why?
Kyuketu: My answer is probably going to overlap with what I said before, but I think humans romanticize vampires because vampires represent what humans secretly want to become. They just can’t openly admit that desire, so they twist it into something “romantic” instead. As for me, though? I wouldn’t describe my life as romantic at all. It’s raw. Instinctive. Bloody. And honestly, it’s incredible. I mean, how could something this soaked in blood, sticky with flesh and intoxicated by the taste of life itself possibly be called “romantic”?
Chris: In many vampire novels and movies, vampires fall in love with humans. Have you ever fallen in love with a human? If so, tell us about it.
Kyuketu: Honestly, this question made me laugh. Why would I ever fall in love with a human? Even if I’m ever drawn to someone, it’s never because I see them as a human. It’s because I look at them and think, “You’d be incredible once you become a vampire. We’d have so much fun together.” That’s the only way I could ever feel attracted to someone now.
Chris: Vampires are known to be shapeshifters, able to transform into animals such as wolves, rats, bats, foxes, and more. They are even said to become mist or fog, or as Bram Stoker writes in Dracula, they even shapeshift into “being the night” itself. Do you ever shapeshift and, if so, what other forms do you take?
Kyuketu: No, I can’t do anything dramatic like that. I can change things like my eye color or skin tone to look more human when I want to, but that’s about it.
Chris: Speaking of Bram Stoker, have you read his famous vampire novel Dracula? If so, what do you think of the novel, and Stoker’s depiction of vampires?
Kyuketu: Yeah, I’ve read it before. Out of everything in Dracula, my favorite part is definitely Lucy’s transformation into a vampire. A woman who was once so kind, gentle, and “ideal” by human standards suddenly becoming a creature who happily feeds on children’s blood? That’s absolutely wonderful to me. What I don’t like, though, is Mina’s attitude toward it all. Being chosen by Count Dracula and given the chance to become a vampire should’ve been an incredible honor, yet she keeps resisting it. And of course, the story eventually falls into that typical “good defeats evil” ending, which honestly leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Chris: Since you are so incredibly photogenic, I must also ask if you have been a model in your history on Earth, as a vampire or human?
Kyuketu: No, not at all. If I seem that photogenic, it’s only because the beauty of being a vampire naturally makes me look that way.
Chris: Finally, there’s always at least one question the interviewer doesn’t ask that the interviewee wanted to talk about. Here’s your opportunity to write in any question and answer it.
Kyuketu: Here’s a question I honestly expected someone to ask: “If vampires keep turning humans and eventually wipe humanity out completely…what happens then?”
My answer? Sure, we could do something like the movie Daybreakers and manage humans like livestock to harvest blood forever…But honestly? That sounds boring. I’d rather let vampires do whatever they want right up until the very last human disappears—feeding, turning people, tearing through humanity completely freely and instinctively. And once there are no humans left at all? Then the vampires can all starve together peacefully afterward. Honestly, even that sounds fun to me ☺️
Chris: Thank you so much for the interview, Kyuketu Samurai! I really appreciate you taking time from your vampire life to entertain and inform us. May the rest of your immortal days on Earth be filled with blood, easy prey, and ever-dehumanizing excitement!
And check out “Kyuketu Samurai: The Princess of Blood Returns” also on SJR!
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Chris Rennirt (the interviewer) is a movie critic and writer in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as editor in chief at Space Jockey Reviews. He has been a judge at many film festivals, including Macabre Faire Film Festival and Crimson Screen Film Fest, and he attends horror and sci-fi conventions often. Chris’ movie reviews, articles, and interviews appear in Effective Magazine and are published regularly on Space Jockey Reviews.