Japanese print...
Crabapple, I think you have the answer. I read in an old Hammer interview (many moons ago) that Hammer did slightly different edits for the UK, US, and Japan.
The example given was the staking scene. In the UK, Dracula was bloodlessly staked and, sleeping, turned to dust. In the US, he'd bleed a bit and wake up while they hammered it in, then turn to dust. In Japan, he'd get staked, jump up, fangs bared and blood spurting, then they'd hold him down and pound it in.
I remember being very disappointed the first time I saw Horror of Dracula that the Jonathan Harker scene in the photo wasn't in the film.
I wonder if there is a Japanese version on DVD?
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