In the Realm of the Senses
Franco felt that "The Bare Breasted Countess" was an erotica film as opposed to a pornographic film. Franco compared the use of sex in his films to the film "In the Realm of the Senses" by Japanese director Nagisa Oshima whose film contained sex with social and political commentary. Franco compared his film to Oshima's, stating "there are lots of hardcore shots but nobody would say 'Oh, it's a porno film!' No. It's a very important story. I felt in ["Female Vampire"] I did the same thing. There was a need to show it, like you must show how Dracula sucks his blood, you need to show how this Countess sucks the semen." Some scenes with the vampires were filmed twice...in the manner of a traditional vampire film and also in a much more graphic style.